Lendage · Kentucky · 2025

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

Lendage took 228 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #133 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.1% of them and denied 13.6% (15.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

228Applicationsin KY
15.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
10.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$55,000Median loanstate $155,000
$11MVolume49 counties

Lendage in Kentucky vs the state

13.6%Denial rate-5.21 pts vs state
15.0%Decision denial rate-8.51 pts vs state
71.1%Origination rate+13.01 pts vs state
10.75%Median rate+4.00 pts vs state
4.66Rate spread (pts)+4.35 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
162Loans originated
31Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314410216.7%13.38%#152
202425018511.2%13.00%#113
202522816213.6%10.75%#133

What Lendage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Refinance 48 21% · 10.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 2% · 60.0% denied
Home improvement 41 18% · 9.8% denied
Other / HELOC 134 59% · 14.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 228 100% · 13.6% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 35%
Other 8 26%
Credit history 8 26%
Collateral 3 10%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Lendage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 483110 20.8%
Fayette County 26203 11.5%
Boone County 22155 22.7%
Kenton County 18160 0.0%
Hardin County 12100 0.0%
Warren County 1042 20.0%
Bullitt County 972 22.2%
Madison County 522 40.0%
Oldham County 540 0.0%
Nelson County 440 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: 228 applications in 2025, of which 162 were originated and 31 denied.

13.6% 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 Lendage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 10.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Lendage'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