Tennessee · HMDA 2025
Mortgage lenders in Blount County, TN
345 lenders reported 7,849 home-loan applications in Blount County in 2025. 4,181 closed as loans ($1.3B), 1,164 were denied — a 20.7% denial rate on decided applications, close to the Tennessee rate of 21.6%. The three most active lenders handled 16% of applications, led by VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.. 16 lenders in the list are banks or credit unions with a TellerScore profile.
- Applications
- 7,849
- Loans originated
- 4,181
- Purchase / refinance
- 2,088 / 1,374
- 30-yr rate (national)
- 7.40%week of Oct 15, 2026
Lenders ranked by applications in Blount County
| # | Lender | Applications here | Share | Nationwide denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. | 527 | 6.7% | — |
| 2 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 380 | 4.8% | — |
| 3 | MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC. | 342 | 4.4% | — |
| 4 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 341 | 4.3% | — |
| 5 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 308 | 3.9% | — |
| 6 | Y-12 Federal Credit Union 70 out of 100, Strong | 238 | 3.0% | 34.4% |
| 7 | KNOXVILLE TVA EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION 73 out of 100, Strong | 208 | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| 8 | NEWREZ LLC | 202 | 2.6% | — |
| 9 | Regions Bank 64 out of 100, Moderate | 190 | 2.4% | 43.1% |
| 10 | ORNL | 184 | 2.3% | — |
| 11 | Truist Bank 63 out of 100, Moderate | 171 | 2.2% | 40.8% |
| 12 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 167 | 2.1% | — |
| 13 | FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 162 | 2.1% | — |
| 14 | MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC | 143 | 1.8% | — |
| 15 | First Horizon Bank 64 out of 100, Moderate | 138 | 1.8% | 25.4% |
| 16 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 137 | 1.7% | — |
| 17 | AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 129 | 1.6% | — |
| 18 | ALCOA TENN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 84 out of 100, Strong | 128 | 1.6% | 13.4% |
| 19 | Pinnacle Bank 60 out of 100, Moderate | 125 | 1.6% | 17.5% |
| 20 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 61 out of 100, Moderate | 123 | 1.6% | 14.1% |
| 21 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 101 | 1.3% | — |
| 22 | STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 92 | 1.2% | — |
| 23 | NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 87 | 1.1% | — |
| 24 | Navy Federal Credit Union 66 out of 100, Moderate | 84 | 1.1% | 32.9% |
| 25 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 84 | 1.1% | — |
| 26 | Home Federal Bank of Tennessee | 83 | 1.1% | — |
| 27 | SmartBank 66 out of 100, Moderate | 81 | 1.0% | 12.9% |
| 28 | U.S. Bank National Association 55 out of 100, Moderate | 77 | 1.0% | 39.5% |
| 29 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 75 | 1.0% | — |
| 30 | SPRING EQ, LLC | 68 | 0.9% | — |
| 31 | CMG MORTGAGE, INC. | 66 | 0.8% | — |
| 32 | First Century Bank | 66 | 0.8% | — |
| 33 | CBBC Bank 89 out of 100, Very strong | 65 | 0.8% | 6.8% |
| 34 | Renasant Bank 64 out of 100, Moderate | 62 | 0.8% | 11.6% |
| 35 | Coastal Community Bank 35 out of 100, Low | 60 | 0.8% | 3.0% |
| 36 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 58 | 0.7% | — |
| 37 | AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation | 55 | 0.7% | — |
| 38 | FirstBank 59 out of 100, Moderate | 54 | 0.7% | 42.8% |
| 39 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 52 | 0.7% | — |
| 40 | Gateway First Bank 54 out of 100, Below average | 52 | 0.7% | 5.3% |
Top 40 of 345 lenders shown. Denial rates are each lender's nationwide figure for 2025, available for banks and credit unions we profile.
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