USAA Federal Savings Bank · Tennessee · 2025

USAA Federal Savings Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

USAA Federal Savings Bank took 859 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #76 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.4% of them and denied 21.9% (31.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

859Applicationsin TN
31.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$345,000Median loanstate $225,000
$146MVolume84 counties

USAA Federal Savings Bank in Tennessee vs the state

21.9%Denial rate+4.75 pts vs state
31.2%Decision denial rate+9.50 pts vs state
47.4%Origination rate-10.70 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.37 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.45 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
407Loans originated
188Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202376140217.1%6.25%#79
202479442719.5%6.38%#74
202585940721.9%6.25%#76

What USAA Federal Savings Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 692 81% · 19.4% denied
Refinance 51 6% · 27.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 97 11% · 34.0% denied
Home improvement 9 1% · 44.4% denied
Other / HELOC 10 1% · 30.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 322 37% · 26.1% denied
VA 537 63% · 19.4% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Incomplete application 83 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 40 21%
Collateral 19 10%
Credit history 17 9%
Other 15 8%
Insufficient cash 9 5%
Unverifiable information 5 3%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most USAA Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 90408 8.9%
Knox County 724211 15.3%
Shelby County 673018 26.9%
Davidson County 612620 32.8%
Hamilton County 452212 26.7%
Rutherford County 34147 20.6%
Washington County 27125 18.5%
Blount County 24134 16.7%
Williamson County 2489 37.5%
Wilson County 1978 42.1%

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: 859 applications in 2025, of which 407 were originated and 188 denied.

21.9% of all applications, or 31.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans USAA Federal Savings Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are USAA Federal Savings 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