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First Equity Mortgage Inc in Tennessee
HMDA record for properties in Tennessee, calendar year 2024. National record · Tennessee overview
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, First Equity Mortgage Inc reported 243 applications and 133 originations for 2024, $74m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 12.5%, below the Tennessee rate of 22.6% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 14.2%.
The median rate spread on its Tennessee originations was -0.1 percentage points (state median 0.3).
Applications in the state were up 22% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Tennessee | Tennessee, all lenders | First Equity Mortgage Inc, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 12.5% | 22.6% | 14.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 0.0% | 14.7% | 0.7% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $558k | $302k | $486k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 100.0% | 55.5% | 99.4% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 3.8% | 15.5% | 3.5% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 3.8% | 10.0% | 9.2% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateTennessee, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Tennessee
By purpose
Home purchase 100% (133)
By type
Conventional 92% (123)FHA 4% (5)VA 4% (5)
Denial reasons as coded
Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.
Counties in Tennessee
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson County | 115 | 64 | $44m | 11.1% |
| Maury County | 40 | 23 | $9.8m | 11.5% |
| Davidson County | 27 | 22 | $9.7m | — |
| Rutherford County | 36 | 15 | $6.6m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did First Equity Mortgage Inc originate in Tennessee in 2024?
133 loans totalling $74m, from 243 applications reported for properties in Tennessee.
What is First Equity Mortgage Inc's denial rate in Tennessee?
12.5% of decided applications in Tennessee were denied, against 22.6% for all lenders in the state and 14.2% 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 First Equity Mortgage Inc lend in most?
By originations: Williamson County (64), Maury County (23), Davidson County (22), Rutherford County (15).
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.