Ascend Federal Credit Union · Kentucky · 2025

Ascend Federal Credit Union in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ascend Federal Credit Union took 6 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #474 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.3% of them and denied 16.7% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

6Applicationsin KY
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$140,000Median loanstate $155,000
$700kVolume4 counties

Ascend Federal Credit Union in Kentucky vs the state

16.7%Denial rate-2.14 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+1.51 pts vs state
33.3%Origination rate-24.71 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-1.13 pts vs state
-0.95Rate spread (pts)-1.27 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023650.0%6.38%#450
2024740.0%6.25%#448
20256216.7%5.63%#474

What Ascend Federal Credit Union lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 67% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 17% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 1 17% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 100% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Collateral 1 100%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Ascend Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Warren County 210 0.0%
Allen County 200 0.0%
Johnson County 110 0.0%
Trigg County 101 100.0%

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: 6 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 1 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Ascend Federal Credit Union originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Ascend Federal Credit Union'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