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First Equity Mortgage Inc in Kentucky

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

LEI 549300X8AUU3UC1ULZ79
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, First Equity Mortgage Inc reported 436 applications and 273 originations for 2024, $104m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 12.2%, below the Kentucky rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 14.2%.

The median rate spread on its Kentucky originations was 0.3 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were up 33% on 2023.

436applications in KY, 202418.2% of the lender's total
273loans originated$104m
12.2%denial rateKY all lenders 25.0%
0.3 ppmedian rate spreadKY 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn KentuckyKentucky, all lendersFirst Equity Mortgage Inc, all statesUnited States
Denial rate12.2%25.0%14.2%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.30.40.10.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more3.0%16.0%0.7%15.6%
Average originated loan$379k$219k$486k$329k
Home purchase share98.5%55.3%99.4%57.0%
FHA-insured share4.4%14.6%3.5%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share7.3%8.0%9.2%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

02184362022: 362 Applications2023: 329 Applications2024: 436 Applications2022: 199 Originations2023: 188 Originations2024: 273 Originations202220232024
First Equity Mortgage Inc in Kentucky: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateKentucky, all lenders

0%12.8%25.5%2022: 15.3% This lender in state2023: 16.1% This lender in state2024: 12.2% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Kentucky

By purpose

Home purchase 99% (269)Refinancing 1% (4)

By type

Conventional 88% (240)FHA 4% (12)VA 7% (20)USDA 0% (1)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio60.5%
Credit history28.9%
Unverifiable information5.3%
Employment history2.6%
Other2.6%
Collateral0%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0%
Credit application incomplete0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 38 denials in Kentucky by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Kentucky

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Boone County224128$49m14.7%
Kenton County14191$34m11.7%
Campbell County7054$21m5.3%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did First Equity Mortgage Inc originate in Kentucky in 2024?

273 loans totalling $104m, from 436 applications reported for properties in Kentucky.

What is First Equity Mortgage Inc's denial rate in Kentucky?

12.2% of decided applications in Kentucky were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 14.2% 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 First Equity Mortgage Inc lend in most?

By originations: Boone County (128), Kenton County (91), Campbell County (54).

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.