Hometown Equity Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 59 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #249 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.2% of them and denied 45.8% (46.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

59Applicationsin KY
46.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$6.5MVolume20 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

45.8%Denial rate+26.95 pts vs state
46.6%Decision denial rate+23.06 pts vs state
49.2%Origination rate-8.89 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.61Rate spread (pts)+0.30 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202313638.5%9.88%#369
2024401947.5%7.75%#270
2025592945.8%7.38%#249

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 36% · 42.9% denied
Refinance 16 27% · 43.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 37% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 55 93% · 45.5% denied
FHA 3 5% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 2% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Incomplete application 22 81%
Collateral 3 11%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Credit history 1 4%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 241212 50.0%
Scott County 431 25.0%
Campbell County 422 50.0%
Fayette County 321 33.3%
Franklin County 311 33.3%
Madison County 303 100.0%
Kenton County 321 33.3%
Warren County 210 0.0%
McCracken County 211 50.0%
Grant 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: 59 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 27 denied.

45.8% of all applications, or 46.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity 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