Forcht Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

Forcht Bank took 375 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #93 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 15.2% (19.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

375Applicationsin KY
19.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$76MVolume46 counties

Forcht Bank in Kentucky vs the state

15.2%Denial rate-3.61 pts vs state
19.1%Decision denial rate-4.43 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+6.23 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.44Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
241Loans originated
57Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202351630618.2%6.50%#71
202444525920.7%7.00%#78
202537524115.2%6.75%#93

What Forcht Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 233 62% · 13.7% denied
Refinance 77 21% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 8% · 29.0% denied
Home improvement 8 2% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 26 7% · 11.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 322 86% · 12.7% denied
FHA 44 12% · 31.8% denied
VA 2 1% · 50.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 2% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 29 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 16%
Collateral 9 16%
Incomplete application 8 14%
Other 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Forcht Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Grant County 56436 10.7%
Jefferson County 47394 8.5%
Taylor County 39228 20.5%
Pulaski County 31159 29.0%
Laurel County 27168 29.6%
Green County 19112 10.5%
Kenton County 18122 11.1%
Knox County 1645 31.3%
Boone County 1591 6.7%
Fayette County 1494 28.6%

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: 375 applications in 2025, of which 241 were originated and 57 denied.

15.2% of all applications, or 19.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Forcht 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