Emm Loans · Kentucky · 2025

Emm Loans in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Emm Loans took 218 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #138 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.2% of them and denied 8.3% (11.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

218Applicationsin KY
11.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$215,000Median loanstate $155,000
$32MVolume46 counties

Emm Loans in Kentucky vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-10.55 pts vs state
11.2%Decision denial rate-12.31 pts vs state
64.2%Origination rate+6.18 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
140Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231669412.7%6.50%#145
2024134826.7%6.63%#166
20252181408.3%6.25%#138

What Emm Loans lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 158 72% · 8.9% denied
Refinance 60 28% · 6.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 109 50% · 3.7% denied
FHA 96 44% · 14.6% denied
VA 12 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Other 6 33%
Collateral 6 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 11%
Credit history 2 11%
Employment history 2 11%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Emm Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1086613 12.0%
Shelby County 17142 11.8%
Oldham County 14100 0.0%
Bullitt County 750 0.0%
Kenton County 541 20.0%
Spencer County 440 0.0%
Hancock County 430 0.0%
Hardin County 320 0.0%
Hart County 310 0.0%
Campbell County 320 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: 218 applications in 2025, of which 140 were originated and 18 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 11.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Emm Loans originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Emm Loans'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