Kiavi Funding · Kentucky · 2025

Kiavi Funding in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kiavi Funding took 434 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #86 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.6% of them and denied 5.5% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

434Applicationsin KY
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
9.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $155,000
$33MVolume32 counties

Kiavi Funding in Kentucky vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-13.28 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-12.38 pts vs state
43.6%Origination rate-14.49 pts vs state
9.50%Median rate+2.75 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
189Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314810512.2%10.95%#151
202421114012.3%10.75%#132
20254341895.5%9.50%#86

What Kiavi Funding lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 141 32% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 293 68% · 5.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 434 100% · 5.5% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Collateral 17 71%
Unverifiable information 6 25%
Credit history 1 4%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Kiavi Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1736510 5.8%
Kenton County 75486 8.0%
Fayette County 3390 0.0%
Christian County 22160 0.0%
Boone County 20142 10.0%
Campbell County 16140 0.0%
Boyd County 1340 0.0%
Scott County 1020 0.0%
Jessamine County 1000 0.0%
Madison County 800 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: 434 applications in 2025, of which 189 were originated and 24 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Kiavi Funding originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 9.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Kiavi Funding'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