First Kentucky Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

First Kentucky Bank took 159 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #164 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.0% of them and denied 16.4% (17.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

159Applicationsin KY
17.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $155,000
$19MVolume15 counties

First Kentucky Bank in Kentucky vs the state

16.4%Denial rate-2.46 pts vs state
17.3%Decision denial rate-6.16 pts vs state
73.0%Origination rate+14.92 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$83kMedian applicant income
116Loans originated
26Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20241439720.3%#162
202515911616.4%#164

What First Kentucky Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 87 55% · 5.8% denied
Refinance 42 26% · 31.0% denied
Home improvement 15 9% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 15 9% · 13.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 158 99% · 16.5% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First Kentucky Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Graves County 513710 19.6%
Muhlenberg County 41382 4.9%
Marshall County 37239 24.3%
McCracken County 741 14.3%
Ohio County 531 20.0%
Hopkins County 411 25.0%
Livingston County 320 0.0%
Carlisle County 321 33.3%
Lyon County 220 0.0%
Daviess 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: 159 applications in 2025, of which 116 were originated and 26 denied.

16.4% of all applications, or 17.3% 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 Kentucky 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