American Financing · Iowa · 2025

American Financing in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 163 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #118 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.3% of them and denied 46.6% (63.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

163Applicationsin IA
63.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $135,000
$4.6MVolume61 counties

American Financing in Iowa vs the state

46.6%Denial rate+33.77 pts vs state
63.3%Decision denial rate+48.02 pts vs state
20.3%Origination rate-48.21 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.23 pts vs state
$73kMedian applicant income
33Loans originated
76Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231062628.3%6.75%#138
20241472355.8%6.13%#117
20251633346.6%6.25%#118

What American Financing lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 6% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 44 27% · 75.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 102 63% · 39.2% denied
Other / HELOC 8 5% · 37.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 47 29% · 27.7% denied
FHA 109 67% · 56.9% denied
VA 7 4% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 29 38%
Other 26 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 12%
Collateral 7 9%
Unverifiable information 2 3%
Incomplete application 2 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 24511 45.8%
Scott County 1326 46.2%
Linn County 915 55.6%
Woodbury County 814 50.0%
Benton County 622 33.3%
Boone County 605 83.3%
Black Hawk County 631 16.7%
Warren County 503 60.0%
Jefferson County 403 75.0%
Page County 401 25.0%

Other large lenders in Iowa

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
GREENSTATE Credit UnionB 13,8295.9%6.50%
Veridian Credit UnionB 8,7258.9%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 3,76122.7%6.63%
Hills Bank and TrustA 3,4346.1%6.25%
U.S. BankD 2,72025.7%7.00%
Dupaco CommunityA 2,66916.1%7.00%
Community Choice Credit UnionB 2,65311.8%6.13%
Iowa Bankers MortgageB 2,42315.4%6.50%
Broker SolutionsD 2,3866.4%6.75%
Northwest BankA 2,1815.7%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Iowa: 163 applications in 2025, of which 33 were originated and 76 denied.

46.6% of all applications, or 63.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing's own HMDA filing for properties located in Iowa, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology