First Southern National Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

First Southern National Bank took 532 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #76 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 92.1% of them and denied 2.3% (2.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

532Applicationsin KY
2.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$95,000Median loanstate $155,000
$74MVolume41 counties

First Southern National Bank in Kentucky vs the state

2.3%Denial rate-16.55 pts vs state
2.4%Decision denial rate-21.10 pts vs state
92.1%Origination rate+34.07 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.43Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
490Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236265742.7%7.75%#64
20245214594.0%8.12%#71
20255324902.3%7.50%#76

What First Southern National Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 185 35% · 0.5% denied
Refinance 206 39% · 2.4% denied
Home improvement 70 13% · 1.4% denied
Other / HELOC 71 13% · 7.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 532 100% · 2.3% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 8 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 33%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First Southern National Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Muhlenberg County 90763 3.3%
Logan County 89840 0.0%
Warren County 50480 0.0%
Lincoln County 44411 2.3%
Caldwell County 34303 8.8%
Wayne County 31310 0.0%
Garrard County 28270 0.0%
Madison County 27270 0.0%
Pulaski County 26241 3.8%
Jessamine County 20191 5.0%

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: 532 applications in 2025, of which 490 were originated and 12 denied.

2.3% of all applications, or 2.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans First Southern National Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Southern National 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