Nationstar Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

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

Nationstar Mortgage took 942 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #45 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.7% of them and denied 13.1% (15.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

942Applicationsin KY
15.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$98MVolume95 counties

Nationstar Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

13.1%Denial rate-5.75 pts vs state
15.3%Decision denial rate-8.19 pts vs state
70.7%Origination rate+12.66 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
1.91Rate spread (pts)+1.60 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
666Loans originated
123Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202348233011.6%6.50%#76
202469848413.0%7.38%#58
202594266613.1%7.75%#45

What Nationstar Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 106 11% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 130 14% · 8.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 275 29% · 17.5% denied
Home improvement 60 6% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 371 39% · 12.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 747 79% · 11.8% denied
FHA 139 15% · 20.9% denied
VA 56 6% · 10.7% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Collateral 44 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 25 20%
Incomplete application 20 16%
Other 14 11%
Credit history 8 7%
Unverifiable information 7 6%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Employment history 2 2%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Nationstar Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 18312423 12.6%
Fayette County 876312 13.8%
Boone County 50405 10.0%
Hardin County 46355 10.9%
Kenton County 44381 2.3%
Bullitt County 35237 20.0%
Warren County 31233 9.7%
Oldham County 29242 6.9%
Scott County 26187 26.9%
McCracken County 22117 31.8%

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: 942 applications in 2025, of which 666 were originated and 123 denied.

13.1% of all applications, or 15.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Nationstar Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Nationstar 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