Bank of America · Iowa · 2025

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

Bank of America took 395 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #58 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.5% of them and denied 35.7% (46.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

395Applicationsin IA
46.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.24%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $135,000
$30MVolume67 counties

Bank of America in Iowa vs the state

35.7%Denial rate+22.84 pts vs state
46.7%Decision denial rate+31.38 pts vs state
40.5%Origination rate-27.95 pts vs state
6.24%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
160Loans originated
141Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202337911553.8%7.49%#49
202434112241.1%7.24%#62
202539516035.7%6.24%#58

What Bank of America lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 77 19% · 15.6% denied
Refinance 65 16% · 32.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 3% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 149 38% · 47.0% denied
Other / HELOC 92 23% · 38.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 391 99% · 35.6% denied
FHA 4 1% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 85 60%
Debt-to-income ratio 29 21%
Collateral 18 13%
Unverifiable information 5 4%
Other 3 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 1326236 27.3%
Dallas County 31196 19.4%
Scott County 24127 29.2%
Pottawattamie County 19510 52.6%
Warren County 15105 33.3%
Linn County 1337 53.8%
Woodbury County 1224 33.3%
Johnson County 1052 20.0%
Marion County 752 28.6%
Boone County 624 66.7%

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: 395 applications in 2025, of which 160 were originated and 141 denied.

35.7% of all applications, or 46.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.24%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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