Fortera Federal Credit Union · Kentucky · 2025

Fortera Federal Credit Union in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fortera Federal Credit Union took 253 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #124 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.7% of them and denied 25.7% (27.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

253Applicationsin KY
27.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $155,000
$13MVolume23 counties

Fortera Federal Credit Union in Kentucky vs the state

25.7%Denial rate+6.88 pts vs state
27.4%Decision denial rate+3.94 pts vs state
55.7%Origination rate-2.31 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.80Rate spread (pts)+0.49 pts vs state
$77kMedian applicant income
141Loans originated
65Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202325914330.1%8.75%#104
202428216928.7%8.75%#103
202525314125.7%7.50%#124

What Fortera Federal Credit Union lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 43 17% · 16.3% denied
Refinance 11 4% · 36.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 56 22% · 17.9% denied
Home improvement 91 36% · 29.7% denied
Other / HELOC 52 21% · 32.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 245 97% · 26.1% denied
VA 8 3% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 26 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 21 32%
Collateral 14 22%
Unverifiable information 2 3%
Employment history 1 2%
Other 1 2%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Fortera Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Christian County 17910148 26.8%
Trigg County 25138 32.0%
Todd County 1271 8.3%
Caldwell County 531 20.0%
Logan County 422 50.0%
Hopkins County 440 0.0%
Warren County 421 25.0%
Hardin County 330 0.0%
Hancock County 202 100.0%
McCracken County 210 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: 253 applications in 2025, of which 141 were originated and 65 denied.

25.7% of all applications, or 27.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Fortera Federal Credit Union originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Fortera Federal Credit Union'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