Summit Funding · Tennessee · 2025

Summit Funding in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Summit Funding took 642 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #92 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.2% of them and denied 5.8% (7.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

642Applicationsin TN
7.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.62%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$125MVolume47 counties

Summit Funding in Tennessee vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-11.38 pts vs state
7.9%Decision denial rate-13.74 pts vs state
66.2%Origination rate+8.12 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
425Loans originated
37Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233032003.3%6.88%#136
20245113233.5%6.75%#100
20256424255.8%6.75%#92

What Summit Funding lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 519 81% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 85 13% · 4.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 4% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 9 1% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 452 70% · 5.5% denied
FHA 142 22% · 5.6% denied
VA 46 7% · 8.7% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 35%
Credit history 7 19%
Other 7 19%
Collateral 6 16%
Employment history 3 8%
Incomplete application 1 3%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Summit Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 30118613 4.3%
Bradley County 42291 2.4%
Sullivan County 41313 7.3%
Davidson County 38231 2.6%
Rutherford County 20132 10.0%
Williamson County 18142 11.1%
Greene County 14140 0.0%
Knox County 1291 8.3%
Marion County 1260 0.0%
Sequatchie County 1170 0.0%

Other large lenders in Tennessee

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,50317.3%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 12,45810.9%6.12%
Regions BankC 11,24736.5%4.99%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 9,64935.8%8.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 6,56817.3%6.25%
FirstBankC 5,67714.5%6.88%
CMG MortgageA 5,6432.9%6.50%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4938.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 642 applications in 2025, of which 425 were originated and 37 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 7.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Summit Funding originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Summit Funding's own HMDA filing for properties located in Tennessee, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology