Republic State Mortgage · Kentucky · 2025

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

Republic State Mortgage took 372 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #95 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.6% of them and denied 3.2% (4.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

372Applicationsin KY
4.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$64MVolume53 counties

Republic State Mortgage in Kentucky vs the state

3.2%Denial rate-15.58 pts vs state
4.0%Decision denial rate-19.45 pts vs state
76.6%Origination rate+18.57 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.10 pts vs state
$75kMedian applicant income
285Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234003177.5%6.63%#80
20243602842.8%6.75%#90
20253722853.2%6.38%#95

What Republic State Mortgage lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 339 91% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 21 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 3% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 141 38% · 4.3% denied
FHA 194 52% · 2.6% denied
VA 24 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 13 3% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Employment history 5 42%
Collateral 5 42%
Credit history 1 8%
Other 1 8%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Republic State Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 51441 2.0%
Clark County 43361 2.3%
Franklin County 26151 3.8%
Fayette County 24220 0.0%
Johnson County 17150 0.0%
Scott County 16131 6.3%
Anderson County 1381 7.7%
Boyle County 12110 0.0%
Powell County 12111 8.3%
Madison County 11100 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: 372 applications in 2025, of which 285 were originated and 12 denied.

3.2% of all applications, or 4.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Republic State Mortgage originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Republic State 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