
June 9, 2026
The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Tennessee during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $384,738, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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June 8, 2026
Out of the $24.2 billion in total tax revenue collected by Tennessee in 2024, $1.5 billion came from insurance premiums sales taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $1.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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June 7, 2026
An analysis by Volunteer State News shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” Tennessee is one of 29 states following the order that bans biological males from playing on female sports teams.
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June 7, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 5,819 home loans totaling $2.2 billion in Tennessee during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2026, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
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June 5, 2026
There were 2,579 VA home purchase loans issued in Tennessee in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2026, totaling $995.1 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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June 3, 2026
The VA issued 2,201 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Tennessee during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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June 1, 2026
Tennessee collected $1.5 billion in corporations in general license taxes in 2024, a decrease of 9.3% from the previous year.
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June 1, 2026
The average VA home loan amount in Tennessee during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2026 was $381,046, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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May 30, 2026
There were 2,579 VA home purchases in Tennessee in the first quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2026, totaling $995.1 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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May 28, 2026
Tennessee ranked 10th in the nation in the total value of VA home loans issued during the first quarter of 2026, with veterans receiving $2.2 billion across 5,819 loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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