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The Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 2025, Public Chapter 290, for the month of October 2025 is 10.57 percent per annum. The maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans shall be set at an amount equal to four (4) percentage points above the average prime offer rate (APOR), as defined in 12 CFR 1026.35, that applies to a thirty-year fixed loan, as published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), or its successor federal entity. For the most recent APOR statistical data available preceding the date of this announcement, the calculated rate is 6.57 percent.

NASHVILLE--Commissioner of Financial Institutions Greg Gonzales announced today that the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 11.50 percent per annum. The rate is based on a ceiling of 4 percent over the weekly average prime loan rate of 7.50 percent as published by the Federal Reserve on September 2, 2025.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is accepting applications for the Hazard Mitigation and Community Education Grant Program until Oct. 14, 2025.

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – The Hendersonville Police Department was recognized and awarded the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition an employer can receive from the Department of Defense for their support of employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserves, during a ceremony at Hendersonville City Hall, August 29.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Greene, Henry, and Overton counties on Saturday, September 6.

The upper parking lot at Burgess Falls State Park will be unavailable while construction continues for a new visitors center and other features at the park.

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is seeking information leading to the identification of the person or people who broke into a Division of Forestry office in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, a gloved and masked intruder illegally entered the New Prospect office located at 57 Tower Road.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has identified the four individuals who were caught on security cameras at the Reelfoot Lake spillway gate in Lake County on Aug. 24, 2025, at approximately 11 p.m.

On Thursday, August 28, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS), announced $33.5 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the 2025–2026 federal fiscal year.

NASHVILLE --- Tennessee’s 2025-26 dove season opens on Labor Day, Sept. 1 at noon (local time) and is one of the state’s most long-standing hunting traditions.