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Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC in Tennessee

HMDA record for properties in Tennessee, calendar year 2024. National record · Tennessee overview

LEI 549300RA3E0BUFO7YZ21
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Tennessee

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.

In Tennessee, Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC reported 170 applications and 87 originations for 2024, $38m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 45.2%, above the Tennessee rate of 22.6% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 49.4%.

The median rate spread on its Tennessee originations was 0.6 percentage points (state median 0.3).

Applications in the state were about level with 2023.

170applications in TN, 20241.9% of the lender's total
87loans originated$38m
45.2%denial rateTN all lenders 22.6%
0.6 ppmedian rate spreadTN 0.3 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn TennesseeTennessee, all lendersHometown Equity Mortgage, LLC, all statesUnited States
Denial rate45.2%22.6%49.4%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.60.31.30.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more22.6%14.7%43.9%15.6%
Average originated loan$435k$302k$438k$329k
Home purchase share64.4%55.5%55.6%57.0%
FHA-insured share20.7%15.5%11.2%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share2.3%10.0%1.4%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0118.52372022: 237 Applications2023: 166 Applications2024: 170 Applications2022: 98 Originations2023: 86 Originations2024: 87 Originations202220232024
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC in Tennessee: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateTennessee, all lenders

0%22.6%45.2%2022: 44.6% This lender in state2023: 38.5% This lender in state2024: 45.2% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Tennessee

By purpose

Home purchase 64% (56)Refinancing 8% (7)Cash-out refinancing 28% (24)

By type

Conventional 77% (67)FHA 21% (18)VA 2% (2)

Denial reasons as coded

Credit application incomplete60%
Collateral14.7%
Other9.3%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)6.7%
Credit history5.3%
Debt-to-income ratio2.7%
Unverifiable information1.3%
Employment history0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 75 denials in Tennessee by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Tennessee

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Shelby County3819$3.7m50.0%
Sevier County4318$13m53.7%
Davidson County2518$11m28.0%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC originate in Tennessee in 2024?

87 loans totalling $38m, from 170 applications reported for properties in Tennessee.

What is Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC's denial rate in Tennessee?

45.2% of decided applications in Tennessee were denied, against 22.6% for all lenders in the state and 49.4% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which Tennessee counties does Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC lend in most?

By originations: Shelby County (19), Sevier County (18), Davidson County (18).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Tennessee. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.