Freedom Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

Freedom Mortgage in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Freedom Mortgage took 2,752 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #13 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.2% of them and denied 9.2% (14.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

2.8kApplicationsin KY
14.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$245,000Median loanstate $155,000
$333MVolume116 counties

Freedom Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

9.2%Denial rate-9.62 pts vs state
14.6%Decision denial rate-8.93 pts vs state
46.2%Origination rate-11.89 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
1,270Loans originated
253Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202388841014.9%6.75%#45
20242,0981,0679.4%6.49%#17
20252,7521,2709.2%6.25%#13

What Freedom Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 204 7% · 12.3% denied
Refinance 1,359 49% · 2.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,181 43% · 16.9% denied
Other / HELOC 8 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 241 9% · 10.8% denied
FHA 1,376 50% · 11.2% denied
VA 1,134 41% · 6.4% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Collateral 128 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 39 15%
Credit history 39 15%
Other 18 7%
Insufficient cash 11 4%
Unverifiable information 9 4%
Incomplete application 6 2%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 53521760 11.2%
Hardin County 1869820 10.8%
Fayette County 1517210 6.6%
Boone County 118617 5.9%
Kenton County 115557 6.1%
Madison County 98525 5.1%
Christian County 77426 7.8%
Warren County 76359 11.8%
Bullitt County 75368 10.7%
Scott County 54364 7.4%

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: 2,752 applications in 2025, of which 1,270 were originated and 253 denied.

9.2% of all applications, or 14.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom Mortgage'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