University of Kentucky · Kentucky · 2025

University of Kentucky in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

University of Kentucky took 2,979 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #12 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.4% of them and denied 21.7% (25.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

3.0kApplicationsin KY
25.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$95,000Median loanstate $155,000
$235MVolume78 counties

University of Kentucky in Kentucky vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+2.84 pts vs state
25.4%Decision denial rate+1.86 pts vs state
57.4%Origination rate-0.64 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
-0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.57 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
1,710Loans originated
645Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,4451,44325.4%7.99%#15
20242,5171,44124.3%8.00%#12
20252,9791,71021.7%7.00%#12

What University of Kentucky lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 246 8% · 14.6% denied
Refinance 1,025 34% · 19.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 0% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 1,033 35% · 19.4% denied
Other / HELOC 667 22% · 31.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,979 100% · 21.7% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 345 53%
Credit history 165 26%
Other 65 10%
Collateral 62 10%
Unverifiable information 4 1%
Employment history 3 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most University of Kentucky applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 1,481863295 19.9%
Jessamine County 26516358 21.9%
Jefferson County 24513850 20.4%
Madison County 1639230 18.4%
Scott County 1468829 19.9%
Woodford County 603913 21.7%
Clark County 512911 21.6%
Oldham County 472910 21.3%
Franklin County 41219 22.0%
Bourbon County 391416 41.0%

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: 2,979 applications in 2025, of which 1,710 were originated and 645 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 25.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans University of Kentucky originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are University of Kentucky'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