First Guaranty Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

First Guaranty Bank took 25 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #327 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.0% of them and denied 24.0% (24.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

25Applicationsin KY
24.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.3MVolume7 counties

First Guaranty Bank in Kentucky vs the state

24.0%Denial rate+5.19 pts vs state
24.0%Decision denial rate+0.51 pts vs state
72.0%Origination rate+13.96 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$103kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202336305.6%#266
2024331530.3%#286
2025251824.0%#327

What First Guaranty Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 68% · 29.4% denied
Refinance 4 16% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 8% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 2 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 25 100% · 24.0% denied

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First Guaranty Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lewis County 15123 20.0%
Mason County 421 25.0%
Rowan County 220 0.0%
Franklin County 110 0.0%
Greenup County 101 100.0%
Bracken County 110 0.0%
Fleming County 101 100.0%

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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 6 denied.

24.0% of all applications, or 24.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Guaranty 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