Hearthside Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

Hearthside Bank took 78 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #229 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.1% of them and denied 12.8% (16.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

78Applicationsin KY
16.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$120,000Median loanstate $155,000
$7.1MVolume9 counties

Hearthside Bank in Kentucky vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-5.99 pts vs state
16.1%Decision denial rate-7.36 pts vs state
64.1%Origination rate+6.06 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$78kMedian applicant income
50Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231066418.9%#171
2024574114.0%#235
2025785012.8%#229

What Hearthside Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 62 79% · 9.7% denied
Refinance 9 12% · 44.4% denied
Home improvement 4 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 72 92% · 12.5% denied
FHA 3 4% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 3 4% · 0.0% denied

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Hearthside Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bell County 34246 17.6%
Harlan County 28153 10.7%
Laurel County 520 0.0%
Knox County 531 20.0%
Fayette County 220 0.0%
Pulaski County 110 0.0%
Mason County 110 0.0%
Estill County 110 0.0%
Madison 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: 78 applications in 2025, of which 50 were originated and 10 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 16.1% 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 Hearthside 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