Whitaker Bank · Kentucky · 2025

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

Whitaker Bank took 803 mortgage applications in Kentucky in 2025, ranking #55 of 856 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.3% of them and denied 10.2% (11.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.8%.

803Applicationsin KY
11.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.5%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$92MVolume48 counties

Whitaker Bank in Kentucky vs the state

10.2%Denial rate-8.60 pts vs state
11.4%Decision denial rate-12.09 pts vs state
78.3%Origination rate+20.29 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.47 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
629Loans originated
82Denied

Trend in Kentucky

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239127696.0%5.88%#42
20248196528.2%6.63%#51
202580362910.2%6.25%#55

What Whitaker Bank lends in Kentucky

By loan purpose

Home purchase 245 31% · 5.7% denied
Refinance 247 31% · 9.3% denied
Home improvement 109 14% · 4.6% denied
Other / HELOC 202 25% · 19.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 790 98% · 10.0% denied
FHA 4 0% · 25.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 100.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 1% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Kentucky applicants

Credit history 24 59%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 27%
Collateral 4 10%
Employment history 1 2%
Other 1 2%

Where in Kentucky

Counties with the most Whitaker Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madison County 1531359 5.9%
Garrard County 71588 11.3%
Mercer County 69577 10.1%
Scott County 624110 16.1%
Powell County 41314 9.8%
Fayette County 39321 2.6%
Rowan County 34254 11.8%
Boyle County 33292 6.1%
Lincoln County 32232 6.3%
Wolfe County 32238 25.0%

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: 803 applications in 2025, of which 629 were originated and 82 denied.

10.2% of all applications, or 11.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Kentucky statewide average across all lenders was 18.8%.

The median rate on loans Whitaker Bank originated in Kentucky in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Whitaker 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