Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland · Tennessee · 2025

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland took 474 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #119 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.3% of them and denied 29.3% (34.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

474Applicationsin TN
34.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.62%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$42MVolume57 counties

Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland in Tennessee vs the state

29.3%Denial rate+12.18 pts vs state
34.8%Decision denial rate+13.16 pts vs state
52.3%Origination rate-5.76 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
-0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.50 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
248Loans originated
139Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202347025232.8%6.99%#97
202458630436.9%7.49%#93
202547424829.3%6.99%#119

What Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 31 7% · 16.1% denied
Refinance 156 33% · 28.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 1% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 130 27% · 23.9% denied
Other / HELOC 151 32% · 37.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 474 100% · 29.3% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 96 69%
Credit history 26 19%
Collateral 13 9%
Incomplete application 3 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Williamson County 944925 26.6%
Davidson County 522814 26.9%
Knox County 421816 38.1%
Shelby County 42239 21.4%
Hamilton County 351811 31.4%
Rutherford County 24116 25.0%
Sumner County 20107 35.0%
Wilson County 1898 44.4%
Blount County 962 22.2%
Maury County 971 11.1%

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: 474 applications in 2025, of which 248 were originated and 139 denied.

29.3% of all applications, or 34.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland'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