Bankers Trust · Iowa · 2025

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

Bankers Trust took 734 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #32 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.5% of them and denied 8.0% (9.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

734Applicationsin IA
9.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $135,000
$215MVolume29 counties

Bankers Trust in Iowa vs the state

8.0%Denial rate-4.82 pts vs state
9.2%Decision denial rate-6.16 pts vs state
78.5%Origination rate+10.01 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
576Loans originated
59Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236054759.3%6.25%#30
202443430610.8%8.25%#49
20257345768.0%6.38%#32

What Bankers Trust lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 440 60% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 140 19% · 11.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 2% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 38 5% · 21.1% denied
Other / HELOC 100 14% · 21.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 723 99% · 7.8% denied
FHA 9 1% · 33.3% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 35 59%
Credit history 12 20%
Collateral 7 12%
Other 4 7%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Bankers Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 42333833 7.8%
Dallas County 76585 6.6%
Story County 71594 5.6%
Linn County 69575 7.2%
Warren County 35273 8.6%
Jasper County 740 0.0%
Madison County 750 0.0%
Benton County 623 50.0%
Johnson County 531 20.0%
Cerro Gordo County 430 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: 734 applications in 2025, of which 576 were originated and 59 denied.

8.0% of all applications, or 9.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Bankers Trust originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bankers Trust'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