United Community Bank · Tennessee · 2025

United Community Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Community Bank took 1,623 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #47 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.0% of them and denied 23.8% (26.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.6kApplicationsin TN
26.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$195,000Median loanstate $225,000
$261MVolume59 counties

United Community Bank in Tennessee vs the state

23.8%Denial rate+6.70 pts vs state
26.3%Decision denial rate+4.65 pts vs state
65.0%Origination rate+6.92 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
-0.62Rate spread (pts)-0.85 pts vs state
$109kMedian applicant income
1,055Loans originated
387Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,27271825.8%7.00%#48
20241,18873026.4%7.13%#50
20251,6231,05523.8%6.50%#47

What United Community Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 595 37% · 15.0% denied
Refinance 433 27% · 27.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 55 3% · 34.6% denied
Home improvement 337 21% · 27.6% denied
Other / HELOC 203 13% · 32.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,447 89% · 25.2% denied
FHA 129 8% · 14.7% denied
VA 34 2% · 5.9% denied
USDA / RHS 13 1% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 157 41%
Credit history 101 26%
Collateral 44 11%
Unverifiable information 43 11%
Other 28 7%
Insufficient cash 11 3%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most United Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 18011338 21.1%
Maury County 17211444 25.6%
Montgomery County 1619940 24.8%
Loudon County 1379731 22.6%
Bradley County 1308919 14.6%
Williamson County 985937 37.8%
Knox County 945925 26.6%
Cheatham County 905328 31.1%
Robertson County 764822 28.9%
Rutherford County 61419 14.8%

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: 1,623 applications in 2025, of which 1,055 were originated and 387 denied.

23.8% of all applications, or 26.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans United Community Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are United Community 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