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refinance lenders · HMDA 2023–2025

Refinance lenders in Fayette County, Kentucky

Fat Boy Data analyzed mortgage refinance activity in Fayette County, Kentucky, home to Lexington-Fayette urban county, to show which lenders are making these loans, how often they approve, how often borrowers accept the offer, and how much they typically finance. 3,409 applications were decided by 173 lenders between 2023 and 2025.

Fayette County at a glance

173Active lenders28 with 20+ decisions
80.7%Market approval rate2,750 of 3,409 decided
$115KTypical loanmedian lender, $10K brackets
94%Borrower take-up2,574 loans funded

How Fayette County compares

Approval rate compared
Fayette County80.7%Kentucky81.3%All 616 counties76.5%
Typical loan compared
Fayette County$115KKentucky$125KAll 616 counties$295K

What the data shows

University of Kentucky made the most mortgage refinances in Fayette County, KY, 775 of them.

That is 30% of every mortgage refinance originated here, so this market is unusually concentrated in one lender.

Freedom Mortgage Corporation approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 97% of 76.

Approval rate of all 28 lenders with 20+ decisions here
0%25%50%75%100%One lender: 41% approved of 44One lender: 42% approved of 24One lender: 54% approved of 28One lender: 69% approved of 64One lender: 70% approved of 74One lender: 73% approved of 22One lender: 73% approved of 49Fifth Third Bank, National Association: 75% approved of 263University of Kentucky: 77% approved of 1,119One lender: 80% approved of 25PNC Bank, National Association: 81% approved of 143One lender: 88% approved of 40One lender: 88% approved of 98One lender: 88% approved of 100One lender: 90% approved of 29One lender: 90% approved of 40One lender: 90% approved of 20Guardian Savings Bank: 90% approved of 125One lender: 91% approved of 43One lender: 91% approved of 35One lender: 92% approved of 24One lender: 92% approved of 88Central Bank & Trust Co.: 92% approved of 221One lender: 92% approved of 26One lender: 93% approved of 72One lender: 95% approved of 22One lender: 96% approved of 24One lender: 97% approved of 76

Each dot is one lender, placed at its approval rate. Hover for the sample size; the 5 largest lenders are named, the rest are behind the unlock.

Refinance lenders in Fayette County

LenderApprovalApprovedTaken upTypical loanLoans made
1University of Kentucky77%864 / 1,11990%$105K775
2Fifth Third Bank, National Association75%198 / 26394%$105K187
3Central Bank & Trust Co.92%204 / 22198%$115K200
4PNC Bank, National Association81%116 / 14397%$105K112
5Guardian Savings Bank90%113 / 12596%$295K109

Ranked by lending volume. Approval is the share of decided applications a lender approved; taken up is the share of approvals borrowers accepted. Lenders with fewer than 20 decisions are marked as a limited sample and never used for a “highest approval” claim.How the numbers work.

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