Fifth Third Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Fifth Third Bank took 13 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #335 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 15.4% of them and denied 23.1% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

13Applicationsin IA
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.94%Median ratestate 6.50%
$335,000Median loanstate $135,000
$410kVolume9 counties

Fifth Third Bank in Iowa vs the state

23.1%Denial rate+10.22 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+34.69 pts vs state
15.4%Origination rate-53.08 pts vs state
6.94%Median rate+0.44 pts vs state
1.06Rate spread (pts)+0.87 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023930.0%6.49%#353
20241189.1%6.99%#320
202513223.1%6.94%#335

What Fifth Third Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 62% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 38% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 69% · 0.0% denied
FHA 4 31% · 75.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Collateral 1 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%
Incomplete application 1 33%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dallas County 300 0.0%
Scott County 200 0.0%
Webster County 201 50.0%
Johnson County 100 0.0%
Benton County 101 100.0%
Polk County 100 0.0%
Pottawattamie County 110 0.0%
Decatur County 110 0.0%
Guthrie County 101 100.0%

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: 13 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 3 denied.

23.1% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Fifth Third Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.94%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third 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