First Federal Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 93 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #215 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.2% of them and denied 9.7% (13.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

93Applicationsin KY
13.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$305,000Median loanstate $155,000
$17MVolume36 counties

First Federal Bank in Kentucky vs the state

9.7%Denial rate-9.13 pts vs state
13.9%Decision denial rate-9.64 pts vs state
60.2%Origination rate+2.18 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.48 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
56Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023361811.1%6.44%#265
202485537.1%6.00%#206
202593569.7%6.00%#215

What First Federal Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 80 86% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 7 8% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 5% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 55 59% · 10.9% denied
FHA 13 14% · 15.4% denied
VA 23 25% · 4.4% denied
USDA / RHS 2 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 4 44%
Collateral 1 11%
Incomplete application 1 11%
Unverifiable information 1 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%
Other 1 11%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 14100 0.0%
Boone County 1162 18.2%
Fayette County 1030 0.0%
Kenton County 981 11.1%
Hardin County 430 0.0%
Bullitt County 412 50.0%
Scott County 320 0.0%
Clark County 320 0.0%
Shelby County 330 0.0%
Campbell County 220 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: 93 applications in 2025, of which 56 were originated and 9 denied.

9.7% of all applications, or 13.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal 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