Bank Iowa · Iowa · 2025

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

Bank Iowa took 929 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #24 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.1% of them and denied 9.7% (10.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

929Applicationsin IA
10.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
7.05%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $135,000
$197MVolume67 counties

Bank Iowa in Iowa vs the state

9.7%Denial rate-3.17 pts vs state
10.7%Decision denial rate-4.66 pts vs state
79.1%Origination rate+10.66 pts vs state
7.05%Median rate+0.55 pts vs state
0.53Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
735Loans originated
90Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239747787.7%6.75%#20
202483866910.5%7.45%#22
20259297359.7%7.05%#24

What Bank Iowa lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 426 46% · 4.7% denied
Refinance 197 21% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 39 4% · 20.5% denied
Home improvement 65 7% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 202 22% · 17.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 887 95% · 9.7% denied
VA 3 0% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 39 4% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 46 51%
Credit history 37 41%
Collateral 4 4%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Bank Iowa applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 14011713 9.3%
Page County 1169212 10.3%
Mahaska County 91707 7.7%
Jasper County 74623 4.1%
Montgomery County 694217 24.6%
Crawford County 63507 11.1%
Humboldt County 42373 7.1%
Dallas County 40315 12.5%
Chickasaw County 36321 2.8%
Marion County 31221 3.2%

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: 929 applications in 2025, of which 735 were originated and 90 denied.

9.7% of all applications, or 10.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Bank Iowa originated in Iowa in 2025 was 7.05%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank Iowa'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