Valon Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

Valon Mortgage in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Valon Mortgage took 148 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #264 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.9% of them and denied 12.8% (14.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

148Applicationsin TN
14.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
9.10%Median ratestate 6.62%
$85,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume42 counties

Valon Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-4.30 pts vs state
14.1%Decision denial rate-7.61 pts vs state
64.9%Origination rate+6.78 pts vs state
9.10%Median rate+2.48 pts vs state
3.13Rate spread (pts)+2.90 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
96Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024201320.0%6.63%#520
20251489612.8%9.10%#264

What Valon Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 14 9% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 17% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 46 31% · 19.6% denied
Other / HELOC 60 41% · 5.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 133 90% · 9.8% denied
FHA 15 10% · 40.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Incomplete application 7 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 32%
Other 4 21%
Credit history 2 11%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Valon Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 25162 8.0%
Davidson County 1481 7.1%
Hamilton County 1352 15.4%
Williamson County 1053 30.0%
Sumner County 990 0.0%
Sullivan County 531 20.0%
Cumberland County 540 0.0%
Rutherford County 550 0.0%
Wilson County 532 40.0%
Sevier County 531 20.0%

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: 148 applications in 2025, of which 96 were originated and 19 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 14.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Valon Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 9.10%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Valon Mortgage'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