Flagstar Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

Flagstar Bank took 45 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #228 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.7% of them and denied 20.0% (29.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

45Applicationsin IA
29.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$145,000Median loanstate $135,000
$4.1MVolume20 counties

Flagstar Bank in Iowa vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+7.14 pts vs state
29.0%Decision denial rate+13.72 pts vs state
46.7%Origination rate-21.79 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
21Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323315319.3%6.65%#80
202420414116.7%6.63%#95
2025452120.0%6.38%#228

What Flagstar Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 24 53% · 29.2% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 40% · 5.6% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 30 67% · 10.0% denied
FHA 13 29% · 46.2% denied
VA 1 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Collateral 2 22%
Incomplete application 2 22%
Credit history 1 11%
Other 1 11%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Flagstar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 1143 27.3%
Dallas County 540 0.0%
Woodbury County 532 40.0%
Scott County 421 25.0%
Marion County 210 0.0%
Appanoose County 210 0.0%
Black Hawk County 210 0.0%
Winneshiek County 211 50.0%
Butler County 100 0.0%
Clinton 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: 45 applications in 2025, of which 21 were originated and 9 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 29.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Flagstar Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Flagstar 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