Nations Lending · Kentucky · 2025

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

Nations Lending took 63 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #245 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.0% of them and denied 7.9% (8.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

63Applicationsin KY
8.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$9.9MVolume42 counties

Nations Lending in Kentucky vs the state

7.9%Denial rate-10.87 pts vs state
8.6%Decision denial rate-14.87 pts vs state
73.0%Origination rate+14.98 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$75kMedian applicant income
46Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023573022.8%6.75%#226
2024664213.6%6.63%#224
202563467.9%6.38%#245

What Nations Lending lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 27% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 15 24% · 6.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 49% · 9.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 35% · 4.6% denied
FHA 28 44% · 14.3% denied
VA 13 21% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Incomplete application 2 40%
Other 2 40%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Christian County 650 0.0%
Whitley County 330 0.0%
Boyle County 330 0.0%
Harrison County 211 50.0%
Lyon County 210 0.0%
Hopkins County 210 0.0%
Simpson County 210 0.0%
Jefferson County 210 0.0%
Oldham County 220 0.0%
Madison County 201 50.0%

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: 63 applications in 2025, of which 46 were originated and 5 denied.

7.9% of all applications, or 8.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Lending'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