Core Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Core Bank took 24 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #284 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.8% of them and denied 16.7% (19.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

24Applicationsin IA
19.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$210,000Median loanstate $135,000
$5.5MVolume7 counties

Core Bank in Iowa vs the state

16.7%Denial rate+3.81 pts vs state
19.1%Decision denial rate+3.74 pts vs state
70.8%Origination rate+2.37 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331253.2%7.50%#251
202427230.0%6.49%#264
2025241716.7%6.63%#284

What Core Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 71% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 5 21% · 60.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 4% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 19 79% · 21.1% denied
FHA 3 13% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 8% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 3 75%
Collateral 1 25%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Core Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pottawattamie County 18114 22.2%
Page County 110 0.0%
Mills County 110 0.0%
Woodbury County 110 0.0%
Polk County 110 0.0%
Montgomery County 110 0.0%
Story 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: 24 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 4 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 19.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Core Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Core 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