CSL Financial · Kentucky · 2025

CSL Financial in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

CSL Financial took 303 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #109 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 9.2% of them and denied 51.5% (84.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

303Applicationsin KY
84.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
8.84%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$2.8MVolume22 counties

CSL Financial in Kentucky vs the state

51.5%Denial rate+32.68 pts vs state
84.8%Decision denial rate+61.29 pts vs state
9.2%Origination rate-48.80 pts vs state
8.84%Median rate+2.09 pts vs state
2.82Rate spread (pts)+2.50 pts vs state
$69kMedian applicant income
28Loans originated
156Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023991356.6%8.39%#177
20243753749.6%8.59%#87
20253032851.5%8.84%#109

What CSL Financial lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 303 100% · 51.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 303 100% · 51.5% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 97 62%
Debt-to-income ratio 55 35%
Employment history 3 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most CSL Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Laurel County 440 0.0%
Jackson County 220 0.0%
Clay County 220 0.0%
Johnson County 220 0.0%
Christian County 110 0.0%
Grayson County 110 0.0%
Whitley County 110 0.0%
Letcher County 110 0.0%
Meade County 110 0.0%
Breckinridge 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: 303 applications in 2025, of which 28 were originated and 156 denied.

51.5% of all applications, or 84.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans CSL Financial originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 8.84%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are CSL Financial'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