First Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

First Bank took 176 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #113 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 89.2% of them and denied 2.3% (2.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

176Applicationsin IA
2.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$135,000Median loanstate $135,000
$31MVolume17 counties

First Bank in Iowa vs the state

2.3%Denial rate-10.59 pts vs state
2.5%Decision denial rate-12.86 pts vs state
89.2%Origination rate+20.74 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$97kMedian applicant income
157Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231431294.2%#112
20241561385.1%#116
20251761572.3%#113

What First Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 102 58% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 45 26% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 1% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 21 12% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 3% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 176 100% · 2.3% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Credit history 2 50%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Black Hawk County 70640 0.0%
Bremer County 39333 7.7%
Wright County 23221 4.3%
Butler County 1270 0.0%
Chickasaw County 770 0.0%
Webster County 550 0.0%
Floyd County 330 0.0%
Story County 220 0.0%
Cerro Gordo County 220 0.0%
Calhoun 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: 176 applications in 2025, of which 157 were originated and 4 denied.

2.3% of all applications, or 2.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First 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