The Farmers Bank · Tennessee · 2025

The Farmers Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Farmers Bank took 402 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #131 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.3% of them and denied 5.5% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

402Applicationsin TN
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$118MVolume23 counties

The Farmers Bank in Tennessee vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-11.67 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-16.00 pts vs state
81.3%Origination rate+23.26 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
327Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234523558.2%8.00%#101
20243752906.9%8.13%#125
20254023275.5%7.50%#131

What The Farmers Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 256 64% · 4.7% denied
Refinance 102 25% · 4.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 4% · 18.8% denied
Home improvement 13 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 15 4% · 13.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 373 93% · 5.4% denied
FHA 20 5% · 10.0% denied
VA 8 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 13 59%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 27%
Other 2 9%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most The Farmers Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sumner County 1731429 5.2%
Robertson County 118998 6.8%
Davidson County 47360 0.0%
Macon County 27194 14.8%
Cheatham County 1170 0.0%
Montgomery County 660 0.0%
Smith County 330 0.0%
Marion County 220 0.0%
Gibson County 110 0.0%
Jackson 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: 402 applications in 2025, of which 327 were originated and 22 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans The Farmers Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are The Farmers Bank'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