First Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

First Bank took 16 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #313 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 6.3% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

16Applicationsin IA
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.56%Median ratestate 6.50%
$210,000Median loanstate $135,000
$2.7MVolume6 counties

First Bank in Iowa vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-6.61 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-7.62 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+6.54 pts vs state
6.56%Median rate+0.06 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231380.0%6.69%#312
2024750.0%6.63%#365
202516126.3%6.56%#313

What First Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 81% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 2 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 63% · 0.0% denied
FHA 4 25% · 25.0% denied
VA 2 13% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pottawattamie County 1090 0.0%
Page County 211 50.0%
Harrison County 100 0.0%
Guthrie County 110 0.0%
Mills County 110 0.0%
Fremont County 100 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: 16 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 1 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans First Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.56%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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