Figure Lending · Iowa · 2025

Figure Lending in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Figure Lending took 460 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #51 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.6% of them and denied 27.6% (28.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

460Applicationsin IA
28.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
8.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$45,000Median loanstate $135,000
$13MVolume78 counties

Figure Lending in Iowa vs the state

27.6%Denial rate+14.75 pts vs state
28.5%Decision denial rate+13.23 pts vs state
47.6%Origination rate-20.85 pts vs state
8.75%Median rate+2.25 pts vs state
2.69Rate spread (pts)+2.50 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
219Loans originated
127Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202329412234.0%11.79%#66
202451023526.5%11.20%#41
202546021927.6%8.75%#51

What Figure Lending lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home improvement 122 27% · 32.0% denied
Other / HELOC 338 73% · 26.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 460 100% · 27.6% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Incomplete application 43 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 43 34%
Credit history 19 15%
Other 15 12%
Collateral 7 6%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Figure Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 834020 24.1%
Scott County 30167 23.3%
Linn County 24107 29.2%
Pottawattamie County 20134 20.0%
Dallas County 20134 20.0%
Story County 20124 20.0%
Cerro Gordo County 1781 5.9%
Woodbury County 1483 21.4%
Dubuque County 1137 63.6%
Boone County 1062 20.0%

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: 460 applications in 2025, of which 219 were originated and 127 denied.

27.6% of all applications, or 28.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Figure Lending originated in Iowa in 2025 was 8.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Figure Lending'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