Fair Way Lending · Kentucky · 2025

Fair Way Lending in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fair Way Lending took 58 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #252 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.9% of them and denied 5.2% (6.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

58Applicationsin KY
6.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$230,000Median loanstate $155,000
$13MVolume15 counties

Fair Way Lending in Kentucky vs the state

5.2%Denial rate-13.64 pts vs state
6.4%Decision denial rate-17.11 pts vs state
75.9%Origination rate+17.82 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
44Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202355415.5%7.00%#231
202459465.1%6.75%#233
202558445.2%6.50%#252

What Fair Way Lending lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 34 59% · 8.8% denied
Refinance 19 33% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 9% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 45% · 0.0% denied
FHA 30 52% · 10.0% denied
VA 2 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Other 3 100%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Fair Way Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 36243 8.3%
Bullitt County 550 0.0%
Trimble County 330 0.0%
Oldham County 220 0.0%
Franklin County 220 0.0%
Morgan County 110 0.0%
Scott County 110 0.0%
Kenton County 100 0.0%
Daviess County 100 0.0%
Carroll 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: 58 applications in 2025, of which 44 were originated and 3 denied.

5.2% of all applications, or 6.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Fair Way Lending originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Fair Way Lending'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