Nations Direct Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

Nations Direct Mortgage in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Direct Mortgage took 30 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #312 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 23.3% (25.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

30Applicationsin KY
25.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$265,000Median loanstate $155,000
$6.2MVolume9 counties

Nations Direct Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

23.3%Denial rate+4.52 pts vs state
25.9%Decision denial rate+2.44 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+8.63 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
20Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202322104.6%7.25%#309
202432236.3%6.63%#294
2025302023.3%6.25%#312

What Nations Direct Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 73% · 31.8% denied
Refinance 3 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 17% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 50% · 26.7% denied
FHA 10 33% · 30.0% denied
VA 5 17% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 5 71%
Insufficient cash 1 14%
Unverifiable information 1 14%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Nations Direct Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1144 36.4%
Kenton County 642 33.3%
Boone County 431 25.0%
Bullitt County 330 0.0%
Oldham County 220 0.0%
Spencer County 110 0.0%
Shelby County 110 0.0%
Hardin County 110 0.0%
Washington County 110 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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 20 were originated and 7 denied.

23.3% of all applications, or 25.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Nations Direct Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Direct 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