Central Bank & Trust · Kentucky · 2025

Central Bank & Trust in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Central Bank & Trust took 1,102 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #38 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.0% of them and denied 9.0% (9.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

1.1kApplicationsin KY
9.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$200,000Median loanstate $155,000
$229MVolume45 counties

Central Bank & Trust in Kentucky vs the state

9.0%Denial rate-9.83 pts vs state
9.9%Decision denial rate-13.64 pts vs state
80.0%Origination rate+22.00 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$133kMedian applicant income
882Loans originated
99Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,2551,0349.3%7.00%#30
20241,1819579.6%7.99%#37
20251,1028829.0%7.25%#38

What Central Bank & Trust lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 482 44% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 159 14% · 11.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 3% · 16.1% denied
Home improvement 225 20% · 12.0% denied
Other / HELOC 205 19% · 17.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,056 96% · 9.3% denied
FHA 34 3% · 2.9% denied
VA 8 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 35 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 32 32%
Incomplete application 8 8%
Collateral 7 7%
Other 6 6%
Employment history 6 6%
Unverifiable information 5 5%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Central Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 40032832 8.0%
Jefferson County 1148911 9.6%
Jessamine County 937310 10.8%
Madison County 79665 6.3%
Scott County 77629 11.7%
Kenton County 56464 7.1%
Clark County 56404 7.1%
Boone County 30272 6.7%
Oldham County 25204 16.0%
Harrison County 23123 13.0%

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: 1,102 applications in 2025, of which 882 were originated and 99 denied.

9.0% of all applications, or 9.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Central Bank & Trust originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Central Bank & Trust'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