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Livingston County, Kentucky

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

FIPS 21139
Households 3,603
Population 8,815

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.

Lenders reported 256 mortgage applications in Livingston County, Kentucky, for 2024, and originated 120 loans worth $17m.

That is 33.3 originations per 1,000 households, against 49.1 for Kentucky and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 37.0%, above the state rate of 25.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.6 percentage points and 20.2% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

1 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc (2).

Originations were up 20% on 2023.

256applications, 2024
120loans originated$17m
37.0%denial rateKY 25.0% · US 24.3%
33.3originations per 1,000 householdsKY 49.1 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc262$360k——

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 1. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Kentucky and the nation

MeasureThis countyKentuckyUnited States
Denial rate37.0%25.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.60.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more20.2%16.0%15.6%
Average originated loan$144k$219k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households33.349.148.0
Home purchase share of originations60.8%55.3%57.0%
FHA-insured share15.8%14.6%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share6.7%8.0%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp22.3%
0 to 0.5 pp22.3%
0.5 to 1 pp24.5%
1 to 1.5 pp10.6%
1.5 to 3 pp18.1%
3 or more pp2.1%

Share of 94 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 61% (73)Home improvement 9% (11)Refinancing 15% (18)Cash-out refinancing 8% (9)Other purpose 8% (9)

By type

Conventional 73% (88)FHA 16% (19)VA 7% (8)USDA 4% (5)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0145.52912022: 291 Applications2023: 227 Applications2024: 256 Applications2022: 143 Originations2023: 100 Originations2024: 120 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Livingston County, 2022–2024

This countyKentucky

0%18.5%37%2022: 35.4% This county2023: 34.5% This county2024: 37% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Livingston County, KY?

By 2024 originations: Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc (2). 1 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Livingston County?

37.0% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 25.0% across Kentucky and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Livingston County in 2024?

120 loans totalling $17m, from 256 applications; 33.3 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 21139; 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.