First Bank & Trust · Iowa · 2025

First Bank & Trust in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bank & Trust took 26 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #276 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.2% of them and denied 26.9% (36.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

26Applicationsin IA
36.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.50%
$230,000Median loanstate $135,000
$3.6MVolume7 counties

First Bank & Trust in Iowa vs the state

26.9%Denial rate+14.06 pts vs state
36.8%Decision denial rate+21.53 pts vs state
46.2%Origination rate-22.31 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate+0.19 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324194.2%6.63%#267
202421149.5%6.75%#288
2025261226.9%6.69%#276

What First Bank & Trust lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 46% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 4 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 19% · 60.0% denied
Home improvement 5 19% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21 81% · 9.5% denied
FHA 1 4% · 100.0% denied
VA 4 15% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 4 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most First Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lyon County 1857 38.9%
Sioux County 330 0.0%
Madison County 110 0.0%
Pottawattamie County 110 0.0%
Dickinson County 110 0.0%
Cedar County 100 0.0%
Linn 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: 26 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 7 denied.

26.9% of all applications, or 36.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans First Bank & Trust originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Bank & Trust'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