Bankwest · Iowa · 2025

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

Bankwest took 14 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #326 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.9% of them and denied 35.7% (45.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

14Applicationsin IA
45.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$55,000Median loanstate $135,000
$830kVolume8 counties

Bankwest in Iowa vs the state

35.7%Denial rate+22.85 pts vs state
45.5%Decision denial rate+30.14 pts vs state
42.9%Origination rate-25.60 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
1.40Rate spread (pts)+1.21 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323465.2%7.24%#273
202414064.3%#308
202514635.7%7.38%#326

What Bankwest lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 100% · 35.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 93% · 38.5% denied
FHA 1 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 4 80%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Bankwest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Story County 522 40.0%
O'Brien County 210 0.0%
Polk County 202 100.0%
Clay County 110 0.0%
Plymouth County 110 0.0%
Jackson County 100 0.0%
Dallas County 101 100.0%
Cherokee 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 5 denied.

35.7% of all applications, or 45.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Bankwest originated in Iowa in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bankwest'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