USAA Federal Savings Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

USAA Federal Savings Bank took 433 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #87 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.5% of them and denied 25.2% (33.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

433Applicationsin KY
33.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.44%Median ratestate 6.75%
$275,000Median loanstate $155,000
$63MVolume87 counties

USAA Federal Savings Bank in Kentucky vs the state

25.2%Denial rate+6.36 pts vs state
33.8%Decision denial rate+10.26 pts vs state
48.5%Origination rate-9.54 pts vs state
6.44%Median rate-0.31 pts vs state
-0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.42 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
210Loans originated
109Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202337919121.6%6.25%#82
202446224621.0%6.50%#72
202543321025.2%6.44%#87

What USAA Federal Savings Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 359 83% · 21.7% denied
Refinance 27 6% · 44.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 34 8% · 41.2% denied
Home improvement 9 2% · 44.4% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 156 36% · 31.4% denied
VA 277 64% · 21.7% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Incomplete application 40 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 28 26%
Collateral 14 13%
Credit history 11 10%
Other 8 7%
Insufficient cash 7 6%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Kentucky

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 552713 23.6%
Fayette County 33178 24.2%
Hardin County 29146 20.7%
Madison County 19142 10.5%
Kenton County 1793 17.6%
Warren County 1583 20.0%
Meade County 1392 15.4%
Christian County 1237 58.3%
McCracken County 1190 0.0%
Pulaski County 1043 30.0%

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: 433 applications in 2025, of which 210 were originated and 109 denied.

25.2% of all applications, or 33.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans USAA Federal Savings Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.44%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are USAA 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