ASCENTRA Credit Union · Iowa · 2025

ASCENTRA Credit Union in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

ASCENTRA Credit Union took 607 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #38 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.7% of them and denied 15.2% (17.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

607Applicationsin IA
17.6%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$75,000Median loanstate $135,000
$50MVolume15 counties

ASCENTRA Credit Union in Iowa vs the state

15.2%Denial rate+2.30 pts vs state
17.6%Decision denial rate+2.31 pts vs state
70.7%Origination rate+2.22 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
429Loans originated
92Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,02247721.2%6.50%#18
202475142323.8%6.75%#25
202560742915.2%6.50%#38

What ASCENTRA Credit Union lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 170 28% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 167 28% · 17.4% denied
Home improvement 10 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 260 43% · 16.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 607 100% · 15.2% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 40 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 34 37%
Collateral 9 10%
Other 6 7%
Employment history 2 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most ASCENTRA Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Scott County 36427144 12.1%
Clinton County 1208121 17.5%
Muscatine County 855414 16.5%
Cedar County 11101 9.1%
Louisa County 945 55.6%
Jackson County 531 20.0%
Dubuque County 321 33.3%
Dallas County 202 100.0%
Linn County 211 50.0%
Benton County 110 0.0%

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: 607 applications in 2025, of which 429 were originated and 92 denied.

15.2% of all applications, or 17.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans ASCENTRA Credit Union originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are ASCENTRA Credit Union'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