Armed Forces Bank · Kentucky · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 25 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #328 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 12.0% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

25Applicationsin KY
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$365,000Median loanstate $155,000
$5.4MVolume14 counties

Armed Forces Bank in Kentucky vs the state

12.0%Denial rate-6.81 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-6.82 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+1.96 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.43Rate spread (pts)-0.75 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317911.8%6.13%#342
202422129.1%6.25%#326
2025251512.0%6.00%#328

What Armed Forces Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 68% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 4 16% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 12% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1 4% · 0.0% denied
FHA 2 8% · 0.0% denied
VA 22 88% · 13.6% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Incomplete application 2 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hardin County 733 42.9%
Nelson County 320 0.0%
Warren County 330 0.0%
Scott County 210 0.0%
Meade County 110 0.0%
Boone County 110 0.0%
Fayette County 110 0.0%
Franklin County 100 0.0%
Carter County 100 0.0%
Graves County 100 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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 3 denied.

12.0% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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