Consumer Real Estate Finance · Kentucky · 2025

Consumer Real Estate Finance in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Consumer Real Estate Finance took 102 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #208 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.1% of them and denied 42.2% (47.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

102Applicationsin KY
47.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$170,000Median loanstate $155,000
$9.4MVolume53 counties

Consumer Real Estate Finance in Kentucky vs the state

42.2%Denial rate+23.35 pts vs state
47.3%Decision denial rate+23.76 pts vs state
47.1%Origination rate-10.98 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.91Rate spread (pts)+0.60 pts vs state
$65kMedian applicant income
48Loans originated
43Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023592018.6%7.19%#221
2024672729.9%7.25%#222
20251024842.2%6.88%#208

What Consumer Real Estate Finance lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 71 70% · 43.7% denied
Other / HELOC 31 30% · 38.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 18 18% · 27.8% denied
FHA 47 46% · 38.3% denied
USDA / RHS 37 36% · 54.1% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Incomplete application 13 30%
Other 10 23%
Collateral 6 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 12%
Credit history 3 7%
Insufficient cash 3 7%
Employment history 2 5%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Consumer Real Estate Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harrison County 632 33.3%
Scott County 531 20.0%
Campbell County 402 50.0%
Jefferson County 412 50.0%
Johnson County 422 50.0%
Boyd County 422 50.0%
Madison County 312 66.7%
Christian County 320 0.0%
Franklin County 330 0.0%
Greenup County 312 66.7%

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: 102 applications in 2025, of which 48 were originated and 43 denied.

42.2% of all applications, or 47.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Consumer Real Estate Finance originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Consumer Real Estate Finance'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