Mortgage lender · Independence, IA · LEI 54930038YN5XV3SDVZ83

BankIowa of Cedar Rapids review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

BankIowa of Cedar Rapids earns a C, in line with the typical performance of investment-property lenders. It turned down 6.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 38th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 220 investment-property lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

236Applications2025
87.7%Originatedof applications
6.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$49MLoan volume3 states

BankIowa of Cedar Rapids at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

6.8%Denial rate (all applications)-11.20 pts vs national
6.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-15.72 pts vs national
87.7%Origination rate+29.68 pts vs national
1.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$85,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$87kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 220 investment-property lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

38th6.9% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

77th1.3%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232382014.2%4.4%7.00%$28M
20242282095.7%5.7%$24M
20252362076.8%6.9%$49M

What BankIowa of Cedar Rapids lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 125 53% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 41 17% · 2.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 2% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 27 11% · 14.8% denied
Other / HELOC 39 17% · 20.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 236 100% · 6.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 135 investment properties.

Who gets approved at BankIowa of Cedar Rapids

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k261416.7%
$50k – $100k402925.0%
$100k – $150k24214.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–4421199.5%
45–54271920.0%

Where BankIowa of Cedar Rapids lends

3 states and 16 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Iowa2342056.8%#90

Frequently asked questions

BankIowa of Cedar Rapids denied 6.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 38th percentile of investment-property lenders.

In 2025, 53% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 28% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with BankIowa of Cedar Rapids. Data sources · Methodology