Farmers State Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Farmers State Bank took 193 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #105 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.7% of them and denied 6.2% (6.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

193Applicationsin IA
6.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $135,000
$55MVolume15 counties

Farmers State Bank in Iowa vs the state

6.2%Denial rate-6.64 pts vs state
6.3%Decision denial rate-9.03 pts vs state
75.7%Origination rate+7.19 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$73kMedian applicant income
146Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231611166.2%#105
20242481788.9%6.88%#82
20251931466.2%6.63%#105

What Farmers State Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 127 66% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 50 26% · 18.0% denied
Home improvement 12 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 2% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 193 100% · 6.2% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 42%
Other 3 25%
Credit history 3 25%
Employment history 1 8%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Farmers State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Linn County 1431089 6.3%
Johnson County 19161 5.3%
Benton County 550 0.0%
Buchanan County 411 25.0%
Polk County 421 25.0%
Jones County 440 0.0%
Washington County 320 0.0%
Story County 210 0.0%
Cedar County 220 0.0%
Delaware County 220 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: 193 applications in 2025, of which 146 were originated and 12 denied.

6.2% of all applications, or 6.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Farmers State 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