First Class Community Credit Union · Iowa · 2025

First Class Community Credit Union in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Class Community Credit Union took 116 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #139 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.7% of them and denied 33.6% (34.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

116Applicationsin IA
34.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$55,000Median loanstate $135,000
$5.8MVolume10 counties

First Class Community Credit Union in Iowa vs the state

33.6%Denial rate+20.76 pts vs state
34.2%Decision denial rate+18.90 pts vs state
64.7%Origination rate-3.80 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.50Rate spread (pts)-0.69 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
75Loans originated
39Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202338347.9%6.50%#231
2024705812.9%6.13%#181
20251167533.6%5.63%#139

What First Class Community Credit Union lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 6% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 26% · 23.3% denied
Home improvement 50 43% · 34.0% denied
Other / HELOC 23 20% · 65.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 116 100% · 33.6% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 46%
Credit history 10 26%
Collateral 4 10%
Unverifiable information 3 8%
Other 2 5%
Incomplete application 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most First Class Community Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 835427 32.5%
Dallas County 14104 28.6%
Warren County 1275 41.7%
Madison County 110 0.0%
Jasper County 110 0.0%
Cass County 101 100.0%
Story County 101 100.0%
Wayne County 101 100.0%
Woodbury County 110 0.0%
Marion 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: 116 applications in 2025, of which 75 were originated and 39 denied.

33.6% of all applications, or 34.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans First Class Community Credit Union originated in Iowa in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Class Community Credit Union'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