Livingston County, Kentucky · 2025

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

71 lenders acted on 299 mortgage applications for properties in Livingston County in 2025. 20.1% were denied (Kentucky: 18.8%). Median rate on closed loans 6.88%; median loan $125,000; median property value $195,000.

299Applications
20.1%Denial ratestate 18.8%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loan
$195,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Livingston County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 347 35.3%9.50%
2 Rocket Mortgage C 1710 23.5%6.69%
3 Regions Bank C 1612 12.5%4.99%
4 Unnamed lender 54930002HD26G3OGZR79 B 1612 6.3%
5 Mortgage Research Center C 128 8.3%6.38%
6 21st Mortgage F 112 54.6%10.02%
7 Farmers Bank and Trust B 118 18.2%
8 The Paducah Bank and Trust C 105 10.0%
9 United Shore Financial Services B 107 0.0%6.11%
10 U.S. Bank D 95 22.2%7.80%
11 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 80 100.0%
12 Pennymac Loan Services C 73 42.9%6.50%
13 Everett Financial C 76 0.0%7.13%
14 Gershman Investment B 76 0.0%6.37%
15 Tammac Holdings D 70 42.9%
16 Independence Bank of Kentucky B 75 14.3%6.95%
17 Cornerstone First Mortgage C 66 0.0%7.56%
18 Fifth Third Bank D 55 0.0%8.50%
19 Coastal Community Bank C 50 0.0%

What Livingston County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 166 56% · 21.1% denied
Refinance 42 14% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 10% · 32.3% denied
Home improvement 29 10% · 13.8% denied
Other / HELOC 31 10% · 16.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 231 77% · 21.2% denied
FHA 39 13% · 18.0% denied
VA 22 7% · 9.1% denied
USDA / RHS 7 2% · 28.6% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 27 48%
Collateral 10 18%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 13%
Unverifiable information 5 9%
Incomplete application 4 7%
Other 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%

Livingston County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202322710026.4%6.88%$105,000
202425612030.1%7.00%$115,000
202529915820.1%6.88%$125,000

Frequently asked questions

20.1% of applications in Livingston County were denied in 2025, against 18.8% statewide in Kentucky.

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, with 34 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 35.3%.

The median mortgage application in Livingston County in 2025 was for $125,000; the median property value on originated loans was $195,000.