American Financial Resources · Kentucky · 2025

American Financial Resources in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financial Resources took 416 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #89 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.0% of them and denied 5.8% (7.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

416Applicationsin KY
7.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$79MVolume83 counties

American Financial Resources in Kentucky vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-13.04 pts vs state
7.0%Decision denial rate-16.47 pts vs state
76.0%Origination rate+17.92 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.11 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
316Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023875311.5%7.25%#188
20242962176.4%6.75%#99
20254163165.8%6.63%#89

What American Financial Resources lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 335 81% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 44 11% · 4.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 37 9% · 13.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 199 48% · 1.5% denied
FHA 156 38% · 9.6% denied
VA 34 8% · 5.9% denied
USDA / RHS 27 6% · 14.8% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Other 7 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 29%
Collateral 4 17%
Credit history 3 13%
Employment history 2 8%
Insufficient cash 1 4%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most American Financial Resources applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 94761 1.1%
Kenton County 57460 0.0%
Boone County 26203 11.5%
Campbell County 16121 6.3%
Bullitt County 15140 0.0%
Oldham County 1091 10.0%
Laurel County 1050 0.0%
Daviess County 871 12.5%
Nelson County 831 12.5%
Hardin County 760 0.0%

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%
21st MortgageF 3,47848.0%9.95%
CommonwealthC 3,27024.9%7.25%
Stockton MortgageD 3,2556.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Kentucky: 416 applications in 2025, of which 316 were originated and 24 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 7.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans American Financial Resources originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Financial Resources'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