Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance · Kentucky · 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in Kentucky: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance took 8,220 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #2 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 14.0% of them and denied 44.8% (73.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

8.2kApplicationsin KY
73.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
9.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$115,000Median loanstate $155,000
$200MVolume120 counties

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in Kentucky vs the state

44.8%Denial rate+25.96 pts vs state
73.3%Decision denial rate+49.76 pts vs state
14.0%Origination rate-44.05 pts vs state
9.50%Median rate+2.75 pts vs state
3.60Rate spread (pts)+3.29 pts vs state
$57kMedian applicant income
1,150Loans originated
3,680Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237,83597244.6%9.50%#1
20248,1511,13745.4%9.25%#1
20258,2201,15044.8%9.50%#2

What Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8,212 100% · 44.8% denied
Refinance 4 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,136 99% · 45.2% denied
FHA 61 1% · 3.3% denied
VA 22 0% · 4.6% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 1,851 50%
Unverifiable information 1,225 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 586 16%
Employment history 15 0%
Incomplete application 2 0%
Other 1 0%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Laurel County 52256260 49.8%
Whitley County 38240196 51.3%
Jefferson County 35116578 22.2%
Pike County 34238169 49.4%
Floyd County 2433296 39.5%
Knox County 22126102 46.2%
Pulaski County 2132190 42.3%
Bell County 21020114 54.3%
Madison County 1841894 51.1%
Grant County 1722769 40.1%

Other large lenders in Kentucky

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 8,42018.1%6.75%
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%
Stock Yards Bank & TrustB 3,04419.8%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Kentucky: 8,220 applications in 2025, of which 1,150 were originated and 3,680 denied.

44.8% of all applications, or 73.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 9.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance'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