Washington County, Kentucky · 2025

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

90 lenders acted on 363 mortgage applications for properties in Washington County in 2025. 22.9% were denied (Kentucky: 18.8%). Median rate on closed loans 6.75%; median loan $155,000; median property value $235,000.

363Applications
22.9%Denial ratestate 18.8%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loan
$235,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Washington County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 274 51.9%8.12%
2 Truist Bank C 2313 17.4%6.70%
3 Rocket Mortgage C 2314 26.1%6.50%
4 Stockton Mortgage D 2214 9.1%6.69%
5 U.S. Bank D 1811 27.8%8.35%
6 Abound Federal Credit Union C 147 14.3%7.25%
7 Commonwealth C 125 25.0%8.00%
8 21st Mortgage F 110 45.5%
9 Broker Solutions D 116 18.2%6.50%
10 Community Trust Bank B 1010 0.0%6.81%
11 Loandepot.Com D 93 55.6%6.63%
12 United Shore Financial Services B 85 12.5%6.63%
13 PNC Bank D 72 57.1%7.69%
14 Mortgage Research Center C 75 0.0%6.75%
15 South Central Bank B 63 16.7%6.13%
16 Stock Yards Bank & Trust B 62 16.7%6.56%
17 Pennymac Loan Services C 52 20.0%5.38%
18 AmeriSave Mortgage D 54 20.0%6.19%
19 Town & Country Bank and Trust A 53 20.0%
20 Magnolia Bank C 54 0.0%6.38%
21 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 50 80.0%
22 L & N Federal Credit Union A 54 20.0%6.75%
23 Newrez D 52 20.0%7.00%
24 The Lincoln National Bank of Hodgenville B 55 0.0%
25 Farm Credit Mid-America D 55 0.0%6.88%

What Washington County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 186 51% · 18.3% denied
Refinance 47 13% · 21.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 60 17% · 30.0% denied
Home improvement 27 7% · 14.8% denied
Other / HELOC 43 12% · 39.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 266 73% · 25.6% denied
FHA 62 17% · 17.7% denied
VA 23 6% · 13.0% denied
USDA / RHS 12 3% · 8.3% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 31 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 18 22%
Collateral 16 20%
Unverifiable information 6 7%
Incomplete application 5 6%
Other 5 6%

Washington County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202329614426.4%7.05%$145,000
202429413529.6%7.19%$145,000
202536318722.9%6.75%$155,000

Frequently asked questions

22.9% of applications in Washington County were denied in 2025, against 18.8% statewide in Kentucky.

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, with 27 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 51.9%.

The median mortgage application in Washington County in 2025 was for $155,000; the median property value on originated loans was $235,000.