Jackson County, Kentucky · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Jackson County, KY: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

79 lenders acted on 361 mortgage applications for properties in Jackson County in 2025. 31.9% were denied (Kentucky: 18.8%). Median rate on closed loans 6.50%; median loan $125,000; median property value $205,000.

361Applications
31.9%Denial ratestate 18.8%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loan
$205,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Jackson County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 703 45.7%9.75%
2 21st Mortgage F 361 38.9%8.49%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 1612 6.3%6.69%
4 FirstBank C 143 28.6%8.04%
5 Broker Solutions D 128 0.0%5.31%
6 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 110 100.0%
7 Triad Financial Services D 110 45.5%
8 T2 Financial B 104 30.0%6.38%
9 Community Trust Bank B 109 10.0%6.25%
10 L & N Federal Credit Union A 75 14.3%7.50%
11 Tammac Holdings D 70 71.4%
12 Mortgage Research Center C 75 28.6%6.63%
13 PNC Bank D 62 66.7%10.10%
14 Everett Financial C 66 0.0%5.81%
15 Freedom Mortgage B 63 0.0%6.38%
16 Newrez D 60 16.7%
17 Commonwealth C 62 50.0%7.06%
18 Ark-La-Tex Financial Services, LLC. A 64 0.0%6.50%
19 Pennymac Loan Services C 51 20.0%5.63%
20 Fifth Third Bank D 51 40.0%6.22%
21 Navy Federal Credit Union D 52 40.0%5.31%

What Jackson County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 258 71% · 32.6% denied
Refinance 26 7% · 15.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 38 11% · 29.0% denied
Home improvement 16 4% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 23 6% · 34.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 265 73% · 38.9% denied
FHA 55 15% · 16.4% denied
VA 26 7% · 11.5% denied
USDA / RHS 15 4% · 0.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 50 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 28 25%
Unverifiable information 9 8%
Collateral 9 8%
Incomplete application 7 6%
Other 4 4%
Employment history 2 2%
Insufficient cash 2 2%

Jackson County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202337310545.0%6.99%$115,000
202434211436.8%6.88%$115,000
202536111731.9%6.50%$125,000

Frequently asked questions

31.9% of applications in Jackson County were denied in 2025, against 18.8% statewide in Kentucky.

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, with 70 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 45.7%.

The median mortgage application in Jackson County in 2025 was for $125,000; the median property value on originated loans was $205,000.