21st Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

21st Mortgage in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 3,478 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #8 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 14.5% of them and denied 48.0% (75.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

3.5kApplicationsin KY
75.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
9.95%Median ratestate 6.75%
$95,000Median loanstate $155,000
$61MVolume119 counties

21st Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

48.0%Denial rate+29.18 pts vs state
75.9%Decision denial rate+52.37 pts vs state
14.5%Origination rate-43.52 pts vs state
9.95%Median rate+3.20 pts vs state
4.40Rate spread (pts)+4.08 pts vs state
$64kMedian applicant income
505Loans originated
1,669Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,55152748.4%9.70%#7
20243,50059647.3%9.96%#7
20253,47850548.0%9.95%#8

What 21st Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,396 98% · 47.5% denied
Refinance 40 1% · 55.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 1% · 80.0% denied
Home improvement 12 0% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 0% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,478 100% · 48.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 1,109 66%
Debt-to-income ratio 412 25%
Insufficient cash 58 3%
Incomplete application 45 3%
Collateral 19 1%
Other 13 1%
Unverifiable information 10 1%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Boone County 18523100 54.1%
Laurel County 1722483 48.3%
Jefferson County 1523065 42.8%
Madison County 1231066 53.7%
Pulaski County 1041455 52.9%
Whitley County 791244 55.7%
Lincoln County 781239 50.0%
Grant County 751040 53.3%
Rockcastle County 741131 41.9%
Perry County 73735 47.9%

Other large lenders in Kentucky

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 8,42018.1%6.75%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,22044.8%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,8719.8%6.50%
Fifth Third BankD 5,66325.5%7.75%
U.S. BankD 4,88729.5%7.00%
Mortgage Research CenterC 3,61718.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 3,58523.7%7.40%
CommonwealthC 3,27024.9%7.25%
Stockton MortgageD 3,2556.1%6.63%
Stock Yards Bank & TrustB 3,04419.8%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Kentucky: 3,478 applications in 2025, of which 505 were originated and 1,669 denied.

48.0% of all applications, or 75.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 9.95%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Kentucky, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology