Black Hills Federal Credit Union · Iowa · 2025

Black Hills Federal Credit Union in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Black Hills Federal Credit Union took 5 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #420 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.0% of them and denied 20.0% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

5Applicationsin IA
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$505,000Median loanstate $135,000
$505kVolume4 counties

Black Hills Federal Credit Union in Iowa vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+7.14 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+18.02 pts vs state
20.0%Origination rate-48.46 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$175kMedian applicant income
1Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237328.6%6.75%#379
20247271.4%6.00%#379
20255120.0%5.75%#420

What Black Hills Federal Credit Union lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 60% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 40% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 100% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Black Hills Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dallas County 210 0.0%
Plymouth County 101 100.0%
Story County 100 0.0%
Dickinson County 100 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: 5 applications in 2025, of which 1 were originated and 1 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Black Hills Federal Credit Union originated in Iowa in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Black Hills Federal Credit Union'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