Lewis County, Kentucky · 2025

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

87 lenders acted on 416 mortgage applications for properties in Lewis County in 2025. 27.4% were denied (Kentucky: 18.8%). Median rate on closed loans 6.88%; median loan $125,000; median property value $175,000.

416Applications
27.4%Denial ratestate 18.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loan
$175,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Lewis County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 518 47.1%10.25%
2 Peoples Bank C 2916 27.6%7.38%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 2621 15.4%7.25%
4 Peoples Bank of Kentucky C 2523 8.0%
5 21st Mortgage F 235 26.1%8.90%
6 Community Trust Bank B 1919 0.0%6.25%
7 U.S. Bank D 168 37.5%6.75%
8 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 161 81.3%8.60%
9 First Guaranty Bank C 1512 20.0%
10 Fifth Third Bank D 92 44.4%7.56%
11 FirstBank C 92 44.4%8.18%
12 Mortgage Research Center C 96 0.0%6.63%
13 Triad Financial Services D 70 100.0%
14 AmeriSave Mortgage D 61 50.0%5.88%
15 Equity Prime Mortgage D 63 0.0%6.63%
16 United Shore Financial Services B 66 0.0%6.63%
17 Farm Credit Mid-America D 66 0.0%7.13%
18 Desco C 63 0.0%6.63%
19 Southwest Stage Funding F 62 0.0%9.50%
20 The Huntington National Bank D 63 0.0%6.88%
21 New Day Financial F 52 20.0%6.68%
22 Broker Solutions D 51 0.0%7.25%

What Lewis County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 250 60% · 30.0% denied
Refinance 41 10% · 14.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 69 17% · 24.6% denied
Home improvement 28 7% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 28 7% · 32.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 321 77% · 31.8% denied
FHA 54 13% · 20.4% denied
VA 30 7% · 3.3% denied
USDA / RHS 11 3% · 0.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 49 47%
Debt-to-income ratio 23 22%
Collateral 12 12%
Unverifiable information 9 9%
Other 4 4%
Incomplete application 3 3%
Insufficient cash 3 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Lewis County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202334915927.8%7.00%$85,000
202433514435.8%7.13%$105,000
202541620427.4%6.88%$125,000

Frequently asked questions

27.4% of applications in Lewis County were denied in 2025, against 18.8% statewide in Kentucky.

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, with 51 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 47.1%.

The median mortgage application in Lewis County in 2025 was for $125,000; the median property value on originated loans was $175,000.