BankFirst · Iowa · 2025

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

BankFirst took 47 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #224 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.0% of them and denied 10.6% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

47Applicationsin IA
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $135,000
$7.4MVolume4 counties

BankFirst in Iowa vs the state

10.6%Denial rate-2.22 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-4.20 pts vs state
83.0%Origination rate+14.52 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$84kMedian applicant income
39Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202340362.5%#227
202434288.8%#247
2025473910.6%#224

What BankFirst lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 49% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 12 26% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 21% · 30.0% denied
Home improvement 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 47 100% · 10.6% denied

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most BankFirst applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Woodbury County 36295 13.9%
Monona County 980 0.0%
Plymouth County 110 0.0%
Dickinson 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: 47 applications in 2025, of which 39 were originated and 5 denied.

10.6% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are BankFirst'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