First Harrison Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

First Harrison Bank took 197 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #148 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.2% of them and denied 12.7% (13.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

197Applicationsin KY
13.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.75%
$165,000Median loanstate $155,000
$46MVolume17 counties

First Harrison Bank in Kentucky vs the state

12.7%Denial rate-6.12 pts vs state
13.7%Decision denial rate-9.75 pts vs state
79.2%Origination rate+21.15 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.45 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
156Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324317619.3%6.55%#107
202421315417.4%6.50%#128
202519715612.7%6.49%#148

What First Harrison Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 82 42% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 18 9% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 16% · 15.6% denied
Home improvement 36 18% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 29 15% · 17.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 184 93% · 12.0% denied
FHA 12 6% · 25.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 11 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 24%
Collateral 5 20%
Other 1 4%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First Harrison Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bullitt County 1098616 14.7%
Jefferson County 42344 9.5%
Nelson County 12111 8.3%
Spencer County 981 11.1%
Meade County 421 25.0%
Shelby County 430 0.0%
Oldham County 330 0.0%
Hardin County 211 50.0%
Larue County 211 50.0%
Fayette 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: 197 applications in 2025, of which 156 were originated and 25 denied.

12.7% of all applications, or 13.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans First Harrison Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Harrison 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