The Peoples Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

The Peoples Bank took 95 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #213 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.0% of them and denied 6.3% (6.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

95Applicationsin KY
6.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$22MVolume11 counties

The Peoples Bank in Kentucky vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-12.49 pts vs state
6.7%Decision denial rate-16.82 pts vs state
80.0%Origination rate+21.96 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
1.30Rate spread (pts)+0.99 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
76Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023795210.1%7.50%#198
202478666.4%7.75%#212
202595766.3%7.25%#213

What The Peoples Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 60 63% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 26 27% · 3.9% denied
Home improvement 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 95 100% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 50%
Other 1 17%
Collateral 1 17%
Credit history 1 17%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most The Peoples Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Spencer County 50401 2.0%
Shelby County 1493 21.4%
Nelson County 971 11.1%
Jefferson County 880 0.0%
Oldham County 330 0.0%
Bullitt County 321 33.3%
Anderson County 330 0.0%
Washington County 210 0.0%
Grayson County 110 0.0%
Larue County 110 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: 95 applications in 2025, of which 76 were originated and 6 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 6.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans The Peoples Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are The Peoples 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