First State Bank of the Southeast · Kentucky · 2025

First State Bank of the Southeast in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First State Bank of the Southeast took 21 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #349 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 23.8% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

21Applicationsin KY
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$165,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.2MVolume7 counties

First State Bank of the Southeast in Kentucky vs the state

23.8%Denial rate+5.00 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+1.51 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+13.39 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$119kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231216814.9%#160
202496628.3%#197
2025211523.8%#349

What First State Bank of the Southeast lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 48% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 10 48% · 30.0% denied
Home improvement 1 5% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21 100% · 23.8% denied

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most First State Bank of the Southeast applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Laurel County 752 28.6%
Bell County 752 28.6%
Knox County 220 0.0%
Whitley County 220 0.0%
Fayette County 101 100.0%
Madison County 100 0.0%
Clay 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: 21 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 5 denied.

23.8% of all applications, or 25.0% 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 State Bank of the Southeast'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