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Mortgage lending in Garrard County

497 mortgages were originated in Garrard County, Kentucky, in 2025.

30-year fixed, this week

6.58%

Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history

Loans originated
497
Median rate
6.625%
Median lender fees
$4,686
Median loan amount
$175,000
Median spread over APOR
0.311
Paid discount points
29.4%
Received lender credits
20.5%
Purchases / refinances
50.5% / 29.8%
Conventional / FHA / VA
70% / 18.7% / 8.5%

Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 66.8% of loans here — see methodology.

Loan limits here in 2026

Conforming limit
$832,750
FHA limit
$541,287

Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work

Who lent here

Lenders with at least 50 loans in Garrard County, ranked by volume.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
Whitaker Bank 58

What lenders charged here

Lender fees on a $175,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Garrard County — not a rule of thumb.

Typical
$4,533
Cheaper quarter, under
$2,535
Dearer quarter, over
$8,070

From 332 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers

Statewide, the median was 6.750% on rate and $4,473 on lender fees across 100,653 loans. See all of Kentucky.