Farmers State Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Farmers State Bank took 509 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #43 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.4% of them and denied 7.5% (7.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

509Applicationsin IA
7.6%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$165,000Median loanstate $135,000
$99MVolume30 counties

Farmers State Bank in Iowa vs the state

7.5%Denial rate-5.39 pts vs state
7.6%Decision denial rate-7.69 pts vs state
75.4%Origination rate+6.98 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
384Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233352229.3%7.42%#55
20244193115.3%6.95%#53
20255093847.5%6.75%#43

What Farmers State Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 252 50% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 155 30% · 11.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 4% · 45.0% denied
Home improvement 47 9% · 4.3% denied
Other / HELOC 35 7% · 8.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 509 100% · 7.5% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 19 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 18 47%
Other 1 3%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Farmers State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Black Hawk County 22517419 8.4%
Bremer County 70458 11.4%
Buchanan County 51406 11.8%
Polk County 43320 0.0%
Dallas County 34223 8.8%
Butler County 20161 5.0%
Grundy County 850 0.0%
Chickasaw County 860 0.0%
Story County 880 0.0%
Linn County 770 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: 509 applications in 2025, of which 384 were originated and 38 denied.

7.5% of all applications, or 7.6% 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 6.75%, 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