Mortgage lender · Winchester, KY · LEI 549300Q3RKNDNMSDEE10

Peoples Exchange Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Peoples Exchange Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 30th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 64th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

319Applications2025
64.3%Originatedof applications
15.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.00%Median ratenational 6.63%
$62MLoan volume2 states

Peoples Exchange Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

12.2%Denial rate (all applications)-5.75 pts vs national
15.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-7.36 pts vs national
64.3%Origination rate+6.23 pts vs national
19.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.6%Closed for incompleteness
7.00%Median interest rate+0.38 pts vs national
0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.09 pts vs national
$195,000Median loan amount
$3,007Median total loan costs
$94kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

30th15.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

64th0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

20th19.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

64th1.54% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202335523910.4%13.4%6.88%$52M
20243922839.2%11.3%6.99%$79M
202531920512.2%15.2%7.00%$62M

What Peoples Exchange Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 192 60% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 76 24% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 13% · 35.0% denied
Home improvement 11 3% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 274 86% · 12.8% denied
FHA 31 10% · 3.2% denied
VA 6 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 3% · 37.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 26 manufactured homes, 137 investment properties.

Why Peoples Exchange Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 39 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 22 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 26%
Collateral 4 10%
Insufficient cash 2 5%
Other 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Peoples Exchange Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k341636.7%
$50k – $100k905315.6%
$100k – $150k583611.9%
$150k – $250k321525.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2522155.9%
25–34663031.1%
35–44512425.7%
45–5437279.7%
55–64291913.6%

Where Peoples Exchange Bank lends

2 states and 43 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Kentucky30419612.2%7.13%#108
Ohio15913.3%7.00%#567

Frequently asked questions

Peoples Exchange Bank denied 15.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 30th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Peoples Exchange Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 56.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Peoples Exchange Bank originated in 2025 was 7.00%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 60% of its applications were for home purchases, 36% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 86% conventional, 10% FHA, 2% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Peoples Exchange Bank. Data sources · Methodology