Teachers Federal Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

Teachers Federal Credit Union in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Teachers Federal Credit Union took 17 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #557 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.7% of them and denied 11.8% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

17Applicationsin TN
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$325,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.0MVolume10 counties

Teachers Federal Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

11.8%Denial rate-5.38 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-7.39 pts vs state
64.7%Origination rate+6.63 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.37 pts vs state
0.72Rate spread (pts)+0.49 pts vs state
$162kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231390.0%6.75%#574
2024870.0%7.13%#636
2025171111.8%6.25%#557

What Teachers Federal Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 47% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 2 12% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 24% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 18% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16 94% · 12.5% denied
VA 1 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Insufficient cash 1 50%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Teachers Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 420 0.0%
Sevier County 330 0.0%
Shelby County 200 0.0%
Knox County 220 0.0%
Maury County 101 100.0%
Rutherford County 101 100.0%
Sullivan County 110 0.0%
Carter County 110 0.0%
Fayette County 110 0.0%
Johnson County 110 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: 17 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 2 denied.

11.8% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Teachers Federal Credit Union originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Teachers Federal Credit Union'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