Cobalt Credit Union · Iowa · 2025

Cobalt Credit Union in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cobalt Credit Union took 70 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #183 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 87.1% of them and denied 8.6% (9.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

70Applicationsin IA
9.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
7.24%Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $135,000
$5.0MVolume7 counties

Cobalt Credit Union in Iowa vs the state

8.6%Denial rate-4.29 pts vs state
9.0%Decision denial rate-6.35 pts vs state
87.1%Origination rate+18.68 pts vs state
7.24%Median rate+0.74 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
61Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023634123.8%6.88%#189
2024915813.2%7.43%#155
202570618.6%7.24%#183

What Cobalt Credit Union lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 35 50% · 2.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 7% · 40.0% denied
Home improvement 9 13% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 19 27% · 15.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 69 99% · 8.7% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 3 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 33%
Collateral 1 17%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Cobalt Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pottawattamie County 46423 6.5%
Crawford County 1091 10.0%
Mills County 640 0.0%
Harrison County 532 40.0%
Cass County 110 0.0%
Montgomery County 110 0.0%
Shelby 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: 70 applications in 2025, of which 61 were originated and 6 denied.

8.6% of all applications, or 9.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Cobalt Credit Union originated in Iowa in 2025 was 7.24%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Cobalt 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