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Anderson County, Kentucky

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 21005
Households 9,653
Population 24,883

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Anderson County, Kentucky, saw 994 HMDA-reported applications and 588 originations ($109m) in 2024.

That is 60.9 originations per 1,000 households, against 49.1 for Kentucky and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 25.1%, close to the state rate of 25.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.4 percentage points and 15.4% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

7 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were Commonwealth Credit Union (113), Rocket Mortgage (50) and Stockton Mortgage Corporation (39).

Originations were up 7% on 2023.

994applications, 2024
588loans originated$109m
25.1%denial rateKY 25.0% · US 24.3%
60.9originations per 1,000 householdsKY 49.1 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Commonwealth Credit Union179113$12m25.7%—
2Rocket Mortgage6250$10m16.7%—
3Stockton Mortgage Corporation6639$8.2m11.4%—
4First Financial Bank3724$3.0m33.3%—
5Wesbanco Bank, Inc.3624$2.7m25.0%—
6Mortgage Research Center3620$5.4m23.1%—
7Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc3511$1.3m——

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 7. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Kentucky and the nation

MeasureThis countyKentuckyUnited States
Denial rate25.1%25.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.40.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more15.4%16.0%15.6%
Average originated loan$185k$219k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households60.949.148.0
Home purchase share of originations47.8%55.3%57.0%
FHA-insured share16.3%14.6%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share7.7%8.0%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp24%
0 to 0.5 pp30.5%
0.5 to 1 pp21%
1 to 1.5 pp9.1%
1.5 to 3 pp9%
3 or more pp6.5%

Share of 525 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Kentucky). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 48% (281)Home improvement 12% (73)Refinancing 11% (66)Cash-out refinancing 17% (102)Other purpose 11% (66)

By type

Conventional 75% (439)FHA 16% (96)VA 8% (45)USDA 1% (8)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

06171,2342022: 1,234 Applications2023: 916 Applications2024: 994 Applications2022: 750 Originations2023: 550 Originations2024: 588 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Anderson County, 2022–2024

This countyKentucky

0%12.8%25.5%2022: 21.4% This county2023: 22.7% This county2024: 25.1% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Anderson County, KY?

By 2024 originations: Commonwealth Credit Union (113), Rocket Mortgage (50), Stockton Mortgage Corporation (39), First Financial Bank (24), Wesbanco Bank, Inc. (24). 7 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Anderson County?

25.1% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 25.0% across Kentucky and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Anderson County in 2024?

588 loans totalling $109m, from 994 applications; 60.9 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 21005; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.