First Horizon Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

First Horizon Bank took 11 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #407 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.5% of them and denied 18.2% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

11Applicationsin KY
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$365,000Median loanstate $155,000
$4.3MVolume10 counties

First Horizon Bank in Kentucky vs the state

18.2%Denial rate-0.63 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+5.08 pts vs state
45.5%Origination rate-12.59 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$239kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023221422.7%6.50%#314
2024171023.5%6.81%#355
202511518.2%6.50%#407

What First Horizon Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 82% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 9% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 9% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 100% · 18.2% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 2 100%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kenton County 220 0.0%
Butler County 100 0.0%
Anderson County 101 100.0%
Calloway County 110 0.0%
Cumberland County 110 0.0%
Rowan County 100 0.0%
Warren County 100 0.0%
Fayette County 100 0.0%
McCracken County 110 0.0%
Muhlenberg 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: 11 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 2 denied.

18.2% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans First Horizon Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Horizon 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