Cedar Falls Community Credit Union · Iowa · 2025

Cedar Falls Community Credit Union in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cedar Falls Community Credit Union took 294 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #77 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 90.1% of them and denied 5.1% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

294Applicationsin IA
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$75,000Median loanstate $135,000
$30MVolume26 counties

Cedar Falls Community Credit Union in Iowa vs the state

5.1%Denial rate-7.76 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-9.99 pts vs state
90.1%Origination rate+21.68 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$85kMedian applicant income
265Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231491432.7%6.75%#108
20242842515.6%6.50%#68
20252942655.1%5.88%#77

What Cedar Falls Community Credit Union lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 59 20% · 1.7% denied
Refinance 48 16% · 10.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 68 23% · 7.4% denied
Home improvement 36 12% · 8.3% denied
Other / HELOC 83 28% · 1.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 294 100% · 5.1% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 47%
Credit history 3 20%
Collateral 2 13%
Other 2 13%
Employment history 1 7%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Cedar Falls Community Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Black Hawk County 1661544 2.4%
Bremer County 29270 0.0%
Grundy County 13112 15.4%
Butler County 1191 9.1%
Fayette County 651 16.7%
Polk County 660 0.0%
Allamakee County 550 0.0%
Chickasaw County 430 0.0%
Floyd County 440 0.0%
Buchanan County 330 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: 294 applications in 2025, of which 265 were originated and 15 denied.

5.1% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Cedar Falls Community Credit Union originated in Iowa in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Cedar Falls Community 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