Wells Fargo Bank · Tennessee · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 900 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #72 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.4% of them and denied 16.2% (22.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

900Applicationsin TN
22.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.62%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$578MVolume85 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Tennessee vs the state

16.2%Denial rate-0.92 pts vs state
22.6%Decision denial rate+0.96 pts vs state
55.4%Origination rate-2.64 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$111kMedian applicant income
499Loans originated
146Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,57275622.6%6.13%#41
20241,04048721.4%6.50%#61
202590049916.2%6.38%#72

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 494 55% · 13.2% denied
Refinance 64 7% · 15.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 270 30% · 18.9% denied
Home improvement 24 3% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 48 5% · 29.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 802 89% · 14.3% denied
FHA 62 7% · 35.5% denied
VA 36 4% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 73 50%
Collateral 27 18%
Other 17 12%
Credit history 13 9%
Insufficient cash 10 7%
Unverifiable information 5 3%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 1205624 20.0%
Davidson County 1135527 23.9%
Williamson County 74525 6.8%
Knox County 603310 16.7%
Hamilton County 45276 13.3%
Montgomery County 381510 26.3%
Rutherford County 37233 8.1%
Sumner County 31216 19.4%
Wilson County 24134 16.7%
Blount County 2176 28.6%

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: 900 applications in 2025, of which 499 were originated and 146 denied.

16.2% of all applications, or 22.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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