Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Bank took 197 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #102 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.9% of them and denied 12.7% (17.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

197Applicationsin IA
17.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $135,000
$25MVolume6 counties

Bank in Iowa vs the state

12.7%Denial rate-0.17 pts vs state
17.0%Decision denial rate+1.70 pts vs state
61.9%Origination rate-6.53 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
122Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231278215.0%6.44%#121
202421814415.1%6.50%#89
202519712212.7%6.50%#102

What Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 153 78% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 29 15% · 24.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 8% · 6.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 195 99% · 12.3% denied
VA 2 1% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 44%
Credit history 9 36%
Collateral 3 12%
Employment history 2 8%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 55345 9.1%
Dallas County 21172 9.5%
Warren County 320 0.0%
Jasper County 320 0.0%
Guthrie County 110 0.0%
Madison County 101 100.0%

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: 197 applications in 2025, of which 122 were originated and 25 denied.

12.7% of all applications, or 17.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Bank'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