City First Mortgage Services · Kentucky · 2025

City First Mortgage Services in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City First Mortgage Services took 30 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #309 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 6.7% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

30Applicationsin KY
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.81%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$4.3MVolume14 counties

City First Mortgage Services in Kentucky vs the state

6.7%Denial rate-12.14 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-13.49 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+1.96 pts vs state
6.81%Median rate+0.06 pts vs state
0.63Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315130.0%7.63%#349
202436250.0%6.99%#284
202530186.7%6.81%#309

What City First Mortgage Services lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 87% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 2 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 50% · 6.7% denied
FHA 12 40% · 8.3% denied
VA 2 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Collateral 2 100%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most City First Mortgage Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 640 0.0%
Logan County 602 33.3%
Powell County 430 0.0%
Woodford County 210 0.0%
Todd County 220 0.0%
Bourbon County 220 0.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Scott County 110 0.0%
Montgomery County 100 0.0%
Mercer 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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 2 denied.

6.7% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans City First Mortgage Services originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.81%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are City First Mortgage Services'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