Bell Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 5 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #483 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.0% of them and denied 20.0% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

5Applicationsin KY
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.56%Median ratestate 6.75%
$295,000Median loanstate $155,000
$890kVolume4 counties

Bell Bank in Kentucky vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+1.19 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-3.49 pts vs state
80.0%Origination rate+21.96 pts vs state
6.56%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
0.68Rate spread (pts)+0.37 pts vs state
$65kMedian applicant income
4Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024640.0%7.31%#469
20255420.0%6.56%#483

What Bell Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 60% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 20% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 20% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4 80% · 0.0% denied
FHA 1 20% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 211 50.0%
Fayette County 110 0.0%
Daviess County 110 0.0%
Hancock County 110 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: 5 applications in 2025, of which 4 were originated and 1 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.56%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Bell 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