First Commonwealth Bank · Kentucky · 2025

First Commonwealth Bank in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Commonwealth Bank took 26 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #324 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.2% of them and denied 19.2% (21.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

26Applicationsin KY
21.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.44%Median ratestate 6.75%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$5.3MVolume10 counties

First Commonwealth Bank in Kentucky vs the state

19.2%Denial rate+0.42 pts vs state
21.7%Decision denial rate-1.75 pts vs state
69.2%Origination rate+11.19 pts vs state
6.44%Median rate-0.31 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$132kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023321243.8%6.44%#279
2024241337.5%5.99%#319
2025261819.2%6.44%#324

What First Commonwealth Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 54% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 23% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 4% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 8% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 12% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 100% · 19.2% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 4 80%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First Commonwealth Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kenton County 961 11.1%
Campbell County 541 20.0%
Jessamine County 422 50.0%
Boone County 210 0.0%
Wayne County 110 0.0%
Fayette County 110 0.0%
Greenup County 101 100.0%
Scott County 110 0.0%
Grant County 110 0.0%
Warren 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: 26 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 5 denied.

19.2% of all applications, or 21.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans First Commonwealth Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.44%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Commonwealth Bank'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