Liberty · Kentucky · 2025

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

Liberty took 2,280 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #17 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.6% of them and denied 6.0% (7.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

2.3kApplicationsin KY
7.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$418MVolume68 counties

Liberty in Kentucky vs the state

6.0%Denial rate-12.85 pts vs state
7.0%Decision denial rate-16.50 pts vs state
78.6%Origination rate+20.56 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
1,792Loans originated
136Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0931,6058.0%7.00%#17
20242,2341,7266.8%7.00%#15
20252,2801,7926.0%6.63%#17

What Liberty lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,363 60% · 3.4% denied
Refinance 130 6% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 594 26% · 10.3% denied
Home improvement 192 8% · 9.9% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,774 78% · 5.4% denied
FHA 419 18% · 8.8% denied
VA 49 2% · 4.1% denied
USDA / RHS 38 2% · 2.6% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 45 33%
Credit history 37 27%
Collateral 37 27%
Other 8 6%
Employment history 5 4%
Unverifiable information 4 3%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Liberty applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Daviess County 80566439 4.8%
Jefferson County 25619919 7.4%
Henderson County 23118519 8.2%
Warren County 2221677 3.2%
Oldham County 102747 6.9%
Ohio County 78597 9.0%
Hancock County 51414 7.8%
Logan County 43370 0.0%
Simpson County 41361 2.4%
McLean County 38292 5.3%

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: 2,280 applications in 2025, of which 1,792 were originated and 136 denied.

6.0% of all applications, or 7.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Liberty originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Liberty'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