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Lower, LLC in Kentucky

HMDA record for properties in Kentucky, calendar year 2024. National record · Kentucky overview

LEI 549300RN01LBYR8ZVX74
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Kentucky

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.

In Kentucky, Lower, LLC reported 577 applications and 394 originations for 2024, $94m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 10.2%, below the Kentucky rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 12.7%.

The median rate spread on its Kentucky originations was 0.4 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were down 28% on 2023.

577applications in KY, 20242.1% of the lender's total
394loans originated$94m
10.2%denial rateKY all lenders 25.0%
0.4 ppmedian rate spreadKY 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn KentuckyKentucky, all lendersLower, LLC, all statesUnited States
Denial rate10.2%25.0%12.7%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.40.40.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more6.2%16.0%7.3%15.6%
Average originated loan$239k$219k$310k$329k
Home purchase share79.9%55.3%81.3%57.0%
FHA-insured share21.1%14.6%26.1%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share6.3%8.0%8.2%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0398.57972022: 675 Applications2023: 797 Applications2024: 577 Applications2022: 328 Originations2023: 543 Originations2024: 394 Originations202220232024
Lower, LLC in Kentucky: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateKentucky, all lenders

0%13.7%27.4%2022: 27.4% This lender in state2023: 16.4% This lender in state2024: 10.2% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Kentucky

By purpose

Home purchase 80% (315)Refinancing 8% (30)Cash-out refinancing 12% (49)

By type

Conventional 69% (270)FHA 21% (83)VA 6% (25)USDA 4% (16)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio30.4%
Credit application incomplete23.9%
Credit history17.4%
Collateral10.9%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)6.5%
Other6.5%
Employment history4.3%
Unverifiable information0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 46 denials in Kentucky by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Kentucky

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Jefferson County189128$33m5.6%
Fayette County5339$12m11.1%
Kenton County2620$3.6m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Lower, LLC originate in Kentucky in 2024?

394 loans totalling $94m, from 577 applications reported for properties in Kentucky.

What is Lower, LLC's denial rate in Kentucky?

10.2% of decided applications in Kentucky were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 12.7% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which Kentucky counties does Lower, LLC lend in most?

By originations: Jefferson County (128), Fayette County (39), Kenton County (20).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Kentucky. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.