Citizens Equity First · Kentucky · 2025

Citizens Equity First in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citizens Equity First took 13 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #383 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.2% of them and denied 15.4% (18.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

13Applicationsin KY
18.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$145,000Median loanstate $155,000
$1.5MVolume10 counties

Citizens Equity First in Kentucky vs the state

15.4%Denial rate-3.43 pts vs state
18.2%Decision denial rate-5.31 pts vs state
69.2%Origination rate+11.19 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318911.1%6.50%#330
202414628.6%8.25%#373
202513915.4%6.75%#383

What Citizens Equity First lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 23% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 31% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 15% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 2 15% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 15% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 100% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Credit history 1 50%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Citizens Equity First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 210 0.0%
Lyon County 211 50.0%
Laurel County 220 0.0%
Jessamine County 100 0.0%
Kenton County 110 0.0%
Boyle County 110 0.0%
Marion County 110 0.0%
Whitley County 110 0.0%
Trigg County 110 0.0%
Pike 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: 13 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 2 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 18.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Equity First originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens Equity First'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