Kemba Credit Union · Kentucky · 2025

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

Kemba Credit Union took 140 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #173 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.7% of them and denied 22.9% (25.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

140Applicationsin KY
25.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$95,000Median loanstate $155,000
$13MVolume11 counties

Kemba Credit Union in Kentucky vs the state

22.9%Denial rate+4.05 pts vs state
25.6%Decision denial rate+2.11 pts vs state
65.7%Origination rate+7.67 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
-0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.58 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
92Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231348425.4%8.25%#156
20241588727.2%8.50%#148
20251409222.9%7.50%#173

What Kemba Credit Union lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 15% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 13 9% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 43 31% · 23.3% denied
Other / HELOC 54 39% · 31.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 140 100% · 22.9% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Insufficient cash 9 28%
Credit history 8 25%
Incomplete application 6 19%
Collateral 4 13%
Other 3 9%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 3%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Kemba Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Boone County 573615 26.3%
Kenton County 43299 20.9%
Campbell County 22164 18.2%
Grant County 632 33.3%
Gallatin County 521 20.0%
Jefferson County 220 0.0%
Spencer County 110 0.0%
Carroll County 101 100.0%
Pendleton County 110 0.0%
Mason 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: 140 applications in 2025, of which 92 were originated and 32 denied.

22.9% of all applications, or 25.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Kemba 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