The Federal Savings Bank · Kentucky · 2025

The Federal Savings Bank in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Federal Savings Bank took 317 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #105 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.2% of them and denied 9.8% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

317Applicationsin KY
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$255,000Median loanstate $155,000
$37MVolume71 counties

The Federal Savings Bank in Kentucky vs the state

9.8%Denial rate-9.03 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-3.49 pts vs state
38.2%Origination rate-19.87 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
121Loans originated
31Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232859511.6%6.63%#97
20242711097.8%6.63%#107
20253171219.8%6.50%#105

What The Federal Savings Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 62 20% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 29 9% · 17.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 209 66% · 11.5% denied
Home improvement 6 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 11 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 71 22% · 2.8% denied
FHA 44 14% · 6.8% denied
VA 200 63% · 13.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Collateral 9 29%
Incomplete application 9 29%
Credit history 6 19%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 13%
Other 3 10%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most The Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 42214 9.5%
Jefferson County 39134 10.3%
Hardin County 29103 10.3%
Warren County 1302 15.4%
Kenton County 1371 7.7%
Boone County 1240 0.0%
Madison County 1050 0.0%
Meade County 831 12.5%
Bullitt County 831 12.5%
Scott County 720 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: 317 applications in 2025, of which 121 were originated and 31 denied.

9.8% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans The Federal Savings Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are The Federal Savings Bank'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