First Colony Mortgage · Iowa · 2025

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

First Colony Mortgage took 40 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #241 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 32.5% of them and denied 12.5% (19.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

40Applicationsin IA
19.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $135,000
$3.3MVolume16 counties

First Colony Mortgage in Iowa vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-0.36 pts vs state
19.2%Decision denial rate+3.92 pts vs state
32.5%Origination rate-35.96 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024520.0%6.19%#415
2025401312.5%6.25%#241

What First Colony Mortgage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 27 68% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 10 25% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 8% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21 53% · 19.1% denied
FHA 11 28% · 0.0% denied
VA 4 10% · 25.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 10% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%
Other 1 20%
Employment history 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dickinson County 850 0.0%
Dallas County 612 33.3%
Polk County 601 16.7%
Clay County 440 0.0%
Des Moines County 201 50.0%
Story County 200 0.0%
Scott County 210 0.0%
Dubuque County 200 0.0%
Emmet County 110 0.0%
Warren 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: 40 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 5 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 19.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans First Colony Mortgage originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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