Leaderone Financial · Kentucky · 2025

Leaderone Financial in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Leaderone Financial took 49 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #270 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.4% of them and denied 12.2% (15.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

49Applicationsin KY
15.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.75%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$6.6MVolume21 counties

Leaderone Financial in Kentucky vs the state

12.2%Denial rate-6.57 pts vs state
15.0%Decision denial rate-8.49 pts vs state
69.4%Origination rate+11.35 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$73kMedian applicant income
34Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023794324.1%6.50%#197
202459446.8%6.25%#232
2025493412.2%6.49%#270

What Leaderone Financial lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 43 88% · 14.0% denied
Refinance 4 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16 33% · 6.3% denied
FHA 20 41% · 5.0% denied
VA 7 14% · 28.6% denied
USDA / RHS 6 12% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Collateral 3 50%
Other 2 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Leaderone Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ohio County 660 0.0%
Warren County 531 20.0%
Muhlenberg County 531 20.0%
Jefferson County 531 20.0%
Hart County 421 25.0%
Allen County 431 25.0%
Hancock County 321 33.3%
Christian County 210 0.0%
Nelson County 220 0.0%
Daviess County 220 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: 49 applications in 2025, of which 34 were originated and 6 denied.

12.2% of all applications, or 15.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Leaderone Financial originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Leaderone Financial'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