Republic Bank & Trust · Kentucky · 2025

Republic Bank & Trust in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Republic Bank & Trust took 2,214 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #18 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 8.3% (10.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

2.2kApplicationsin KY
10.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$145,000Median loanstate $155,000
$335MVolume57 counties

Republic Bank & Trust in Kentucky vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-10.50 pts vs state
10.9%Decision denial rate-12.56 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+8.67 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.53 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
1,477Loans originated
184Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,6581,6936.2%6.13%#11
20242,1681,34812.4%6.99%#16
20252,2141,4778.3%6.00%#18

What Republic Bank & Trust lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 720 33% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 125 6% · 12.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 436 20% · 9.2% denied
Home improvement 539 24% · 9.8% denied
Other / HELOC 394 18% · 10.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,053 93% · 8.0% denied
FHA 138 6% · 13.0% denied
VA 20 1% · 10.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 95 52%
Credit history 63 34%
Collateral 13 7%
Other 9 5%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Republic Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 1,170782102 8.7%
Fayette County 29920718 6.0%
Oldham County 114844 3.5%
Bullitt County 1117012 10.8%
Kenton County 81538 9.9%
Shelby County 74455 6.8%
Scott County 58435 8.6%
Boone County 42286 14.3%
Campbell County 36285 13.9%
Jessamine County 35211 2.9%

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: 2,214 applications in 2025, of which 1,477 were originated and 184 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 10.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Republic Bank & Trust originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Republic Bank & Trust'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