Bank of Lexington · Kentucky · 2025

Bank of Lexington in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of Lexington took 277 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #117 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 5.8% (7.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

277Applicationsin KY
7.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$275,000Median loanstate $155,000
$70MVolume16 counties

Bank of Lexington in Kentucky vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-13.03 pts vs state
7.2%Decision denial rate-16.28 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+14.16 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$130kMedian applicant income
200Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023122916.6%#159
20242561745.5%#112
20252772005.8%#117

What Bank of Lexington lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 175 63% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 79 29% · 12.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 5% · 7.7% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 271 98% · 5.2% denied
FHA 4 1% · 50.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Bank of Lexington applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 1861436 3.2%
Jessamine County 37270 0.0%
Madison County 1373 23.1%
Scott County 1071 10.0%
Woodford County 840 0.0%
Jefferson County 403 75.0%
Franklin County 420 0.0%
Clark County 312 66.7%
Bourbon County 330 0.0%
Anderson County 220 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: 277 applications in 2025, of which 200 were originated and 16 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 7.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Bank of Lexington'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