U.S. Bank · Tennessee · 2025

U.S. Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

U.S. Bank took 3,876 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #16 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.6% of them and denied 35.0% (41.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

3.9kApplicationsin TN
41.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.60%Median ratestate 6.62%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$567MVolume90 counties

U.S. Bank in Tennessee vs the state

35.0%Denial rate+17.82 pts vs state
41.7%Decision denial rate+19.97 pts vs state
47.6%Origination rate-10.51 pts vs state
7.60%Median rate+0.98 pts vs state
0.87Rate spread (pts)+0.64 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
1,844Loans originated
1,355Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,2831,99138.9%8.45%#15
20243,9641,90735.5%7.88%#13
20253,8761,84435.0%7.60%#16

What U.S. Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,025 26% · 13.6% denied
Refinance 243 6% · 11.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 418 11% · 20.3% denied
Home improvement 993 26% · 46.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1,197 31% · 53.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,727 96% · 35.7% denied
FHA 102 3% · 16.7% denied
VA 41 1% · 17.1% denied
USDA / RHS 6 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 582 43%
Credit history 356 26%
Collateral 301 22%
Other 55 4%
Unverifiable information 32 2%
Insufficient cash 18 1%
Employment history 7 1%
Incomplete application 3 0%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most U.S. Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 649287244 37.6%
Rutherford County 277121119 43.0%
Williamson County 27514771 25.8%
Montgomery County 24411186 35.2%
Knox County 20511048 23.4%
Wilson County 20011153 26.5%
Sumner County 1899263 33.3%
Shelby County 1385158 42.0%
Robertson County 1055435 33.3%
Cheatham County 1042654 51.9%

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: 3,876 applications in 2025, of which 1,844 were originated and 1,355 denied.

35.0% of all applications, or 41.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans U.S. Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.60%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are U.S. 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