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Wells Fargo Bank NA in Kentucky

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

LEI KB1H1DSPRFMYMCUFXT09
Reporting agency Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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.

Wells Fargo Bank NA's 2024 HMDA record for Kentucky covers 388 applications, 177 of them originated, worth $38m.

Its denial rate in the state was 35.1%, above the Kentucky rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 31.7%.

The median rate spread on its Kentucky originations was 0.1 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were down 22% on 2023.

388applications in KY, 20240.5% of the lender's total
177loans originated$38m
35.1%denial rateKY all lenders 25.0%
0.1 ppmedian rate spreadKY 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn KentuckyKentucky, all lendersWells Fargo Bank NA, all statesUnited States
Denial rate35.1%25.0%31.7%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.10.4-0.00.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more4.7%16.0%2.2%15.6%
Average originated loan$216k$219k$1.0m$329k
Home purchase share57.1%55.3%66.4%57.0%
FHA-insured share3.4%14.6%2.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share4.0%8.0%2.1%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0841.51,6832022: 1,683 Applications2023: 496 Applications2024: 388 Applications2022: 807 Originations2023: 237 Originations2024: 177 Originations202220232024
Wells Fargo Bank NA in Kentucky: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateKentucky, all lenders

0%19.3%38.6%2022: 38.6% This lender in state2023: 32.6% This lender in state2024: 35.1% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Kentucky

By purpose

Home purchase 57% (101)Refinancing 5% (9)Cash-out refinancing 33% (59)Other purpose 5% (8)

By type

Conventional 93% (164)FHA 3% (6)VA 4% (7)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio41.2%
Credit history28.9%
Collateral10.3%
Other9.3%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)7.2%
Credit application incomplete2.1%
Employment history1%
Unverifiable information0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 97 denials in Kentucky by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Kentucky

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Jefferson County9948$11m31.0%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Wells Fargo Bank NA originate in Kentucky in 2024?

177 loans totalling $38m, from 388 applications reported for properties in Kentucky.

What is Wells Fargo Bank NA's denial rate in Kentucky?

35.1% of decided applications in Kentucky were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 31.7% 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 Wells Fargo Bank NA lend in most?

By originations: Jefferson County (48).

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.