First Interstate Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

First Interstate Bank took 426 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #56 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.3% of them and denied 26.1% (30.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

426Applicationsin IA
30.9%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
8.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$75,000Median loanstate $135,000
$28MVolume49 counties

First Interstate Bank in Iowa vs the state

26.1%Denial rate+13.20 pts vs state
30.9%Decision denial rate+15.61 pts vs state
57.3%Origination rate-11.18 pts vs state
8.13%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
1.05Rate spread (pts)+0.86 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
244Loans originated
111Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202344323329.8%9.00%#41
202446326129.2%9.25%#45
202542624426.1%8.13%#56

What First Interstate Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 139 33% · 16.6% denied
Refinance 46 11% · 19.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 3% · 18.2% denied
Home improvement 174 41% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 56 13% · 33.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 408 96% · 25.5% denied
FHA 14 3% · 42.9% denied
VA 2 0% · 50.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 48 43%
Credit history 35 32%
Collateral 23 21%
Insufficient cash 3 3%
Other 2 2%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most First Interstate Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Marshall County 473014 29.8%
Polk County 442511 25.0%
Webster County 391713 33.3%
Jasper County 301111 36.7%
Pottawattamie County 24165 20.8%
Dallas County 20116 30.0%
Montgomery County 2084 20.0%
Story County 19171 5.3%
Des Moines County 1493 21.4%
Black Hawk County 1456 42.9%

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: 426 applications in 2025, of which 244 were originated and 111 denied.

26.1% of all applications, or 30.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans First Interstate Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 8.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Interstate 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