Bell Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 26 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #277 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 92.3% of them and denied 3.9% (4.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

26Applicationsin IA
4.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $135,000
$7.4MVolume20 counties

Bell Bank in Iowa vs the state

3.9%Denial rate-9.01 pts vs state
4.0%Decision denial rate-11.31 pts vs state
92.3%Origination rate+23.85 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.43Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
24Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202327240.0%6.50%#261
202419150.0%6.88%#291
202526243.9%6.88%#277

What Bell Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 88% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 8% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 85% · 0.0% denied
FHA 4 15% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnson County 330 0.0%
Polk County 330 0.0%
Madison County 220 0.0%
Dallas County 220 0.0%
Story County 110 0.0%
Harrison County 110 0.0%
Mitchell County 110 0.0%
Winnebago County 110 0.0%
Linn County 110 0.0%
Carroll 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: 26 applications in 2025, of which 24 were originated and 1 denied.

3.9% of all applications, or 4.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bell 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