Member First Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

Member First Mortgage in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Member First Mortgage took 46 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #278 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.0% of them and denied 10.9% (20.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

46Applicationsin KY
20.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$200,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.3MVolume14 counties

Member First Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

10.9%Denial rate-7.94 pts vs state
20.8%Decision denial rate-2.66 pts vs state
37.0%Origination rate-21.08 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202358218.6%6.75%#223
2024934115.1%6.63%#201
2025461710.9%6.75%#278

What Member First Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 36 78% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 20% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 38 83% · 10.5% denied
FHA 5 11% · 20.0% denied
VA 2 4% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 2 40%
Other 2 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Member First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 2783 11.1%
Henderson County 320 0.0%
Oldham County 210 0.0%
Kenton County 202 100.0%
McCracken County 220 0.0%
Bullitt County 220 0.0%
Whitley County 110 0.0%
Marshall County 110 0.0%
Shelby County 100 0.0%
Warren County 100 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: 46 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 5 denied.

10.9% of all applications, or 20.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Member First Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Member First Mortgage'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