First State Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

First State Bank took 65 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #193 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.8% of them and denied 18.5% (18.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

65Applicationsin IA
18.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $135,000
$6.1MVolume9 counties

First State Bank in Iowa vs the state

18.5%Denial rate+5.60 pts vs state
18.8%Decision denial rate+3.44 pts vs state
70.8%Origination rate+2.31 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$76kMedian applicant income
46Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023614513.1%#191
2024472727.7%#215
2025654618.5%#193

What First State Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 26% · 17.7% denied
Refinance 33 51% · 15.2% denied
Home improvement 6 9% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 9 14% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 100% · 18.5% denied

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most First State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Guthrie County 24174 16.7%
Dallas County 18142 11.1%
Adair County 1053 30.0%
Madison County 550 0.0%
Polk County 422 50.0%
Cass County 101 100.0%
Audubon County 110 0.0%
Plymouth County 110 0.0%
Union 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: 65 applications in 2025, of which 46 were originated and 12 denied.

18.5% of all applications, or 18.8% 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 State 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