Home purchase lenders in Bell County
125 home purchase mortgages were made in Bell County, Kentucky, in 2025, by 66 lenders. The median rate their borrowers got was 6.875% on a median loan of $155,000. Of 334 decisions, 195 were denials — 58.4%, most often for credit history.
| Lender | Mortgages made | Median rate | Median loan | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. | 20 | 10.625% | $120,000 | 80.9% |
| Hearthside Bank Corporation | 18 | Not published | $155,000 | 18.2% |
| Community Trust Bank, Inc. | 10 | 5.875% | $170,000 | 44.4% |
| Commercial Bank | 8 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 11.1% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 7 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 30.0% |
| RIGHT START MORTGAGE, INC. | 6 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 6 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Renasant Bank | 6 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 14.3% |
| Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 6 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 4 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 33.3% |
| GoPrime Mortgage, Inc. | 3 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| 21st Mortgage Corporation | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 50.0% |
| Broker Solutions, Inc. | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| COMMONWEALTH | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| First State Bank of the Southeast, Inc. | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National Association | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Y-12 Federal Credit Union | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 50.0% |
| First Century Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Forcht Bank, National Association | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Truist Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| REPUBLIC STATE MORTGAGE CO. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| INTERLINC MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| EASTMAN CREDIT UNION | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| T2 FINANCIAL LLC | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Premia Mortgage, LLC DBA Premia Relocation Mortgage | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Equity Prime Mortgage LLC | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| CITIZENS BANK OF KENTUCKY, INC. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| CREDIT HUMAN FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 93.1% |
| TRIAD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 87.5% |
| FirstBank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 86.7% |
| SOUTHWEST STAGE FUNDING, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Loan Funder LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Farmers and Miners Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Guardian Savings Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| The Citizens National Bank of Somerset | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| ORNL | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Bank Iowa | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| L & N Federal Credit Union | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| CONSUMER REAL ESTATE FINANCE CO. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| Ixonia Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| USAA Federal Savings Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| MidFirst Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| DATA MORTGAGE, INC. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| NEWREZ LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| PHH Mortgage Corporation | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
Ranked by mortgages made here in 2025. "Denied" is the share of this lender’s decisions here that were denials.
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Counts, medians and denial shares are computed from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act loan-level file for 2025, published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through the FFIEC: every application a covered lender received, as the lender reported it. A median rate is what borrowers got, not what you will be offered — it depends on the loan, the property, your credit and the market on the day, and no figure here is a quote. A median over fewer than 10 loans is not shown: it is a number with no meaning and a real person's rate half-exposed. Those cells say "under 10 loans" and the count is still published. This is information, not advice, and no lender pays to appear.