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Giles County, Tennessee

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 47055
Households 12,058
Population 30,971

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Giles County, Tennessee, saw 1,004 HMDA-reported applications and 588 originations ($132m) in 2024.

That is 48.8 originations per 1,000 households, against 56.9 for Tennessee and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 22.9%, close to the state rate of 22.6%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 16.3% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

9 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were First National Bank of Pulaski (47), Bank of Frankewing (44) and Rocket Mortgage (43).

Originations were up 6% on 2023.

1,004applications, 2024
588loans originated$132m
22.9%denial rateTN 22.6% · US 24.3%
48.8originations per 1,000 householdsTN 56.9 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1First National Bank of Pulaski6747$11m5.7%—
2Bank of Frankewing6744$8.8m16.4%—
3Rocket Mortgage5743$10m18.2%—
4First Community Mortgage3830$7.6m13.5%—
5Kelley Mortgage, LLC2727$6.1m0.0%—
6United Wholesale Mortgage2921$5.2m——
7Mortgage Research Center3412$3.3m——
8Truist Bank2611$1.4m——
9Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc5510$1.1m64.5%—

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 9. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Tennessee and the nation

MeasureThis countyTennesseeUnited States
Denial rate22.9%22.6%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.50.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more16.3%14.7%15.6%
Average originated loan$225k$302k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households48.856.948.0
Home purchase share of originations58.0%55.5%57.0%
FHA-insured share25.5%15.5%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share9.4%10.0%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp20.1%
0 to 0.5 pp30.4%
0.5 to 1 pp24.2%
1 to 1.5 pp8.9%
1.5 to 3 pp8.7%
3 or more pp7.6%

Share of 447 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Tennessee). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 58% (341)Home improvement 5% (27)Refinancing 18% (106)Cash-out refinancing 12% (72)Other purpose 7% (42)

By type

Conventional 60% (352)FHA 26% (150)VA 9% (55)USDA 5% (31)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

06351,2702022: 1,270 Applications2023: 997 Applications2024: 1,004 Applications2022: 766 Originations2023: 553 Originations2024: 588 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Giles County, 2022–2024

This countyTennessee

0%12.8%25.7%2022: 19.5% This county2023: 25.7% This county2024: 22.9% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Giles County, TN?

By 2024 originations: First National Bank of Pulaski (47), Bank of Frankewing (44), Rocket Mortgage (43), First Community Mortgage (30), Kelley Mortgage, LLC (27). 9 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Giles County?

22.9% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 22.6% across Tennessee and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Giles County in 2024?

588 loans totalling $132m, from 1,004 applications; 48.8 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 47055; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.