Gershman Investment · Iowa · 2025

Gershman Investment in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gershman Investment took 516 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #42 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.8% of them and denied 4.5% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

516Applicationsin IA
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $135,000
$112MVolume38 counties

Gershman Investment in Iowa vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-8.40 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-10.24 pts vs state
82.8%Origination rate+14.29 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
427Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232962404.7%6.50%#65
20246255213.2%6.38%#34
20255164274.5%6.38%#42

What Gershman Investment lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 477 92% · 3.4% denied
Refinance 26 5% · 19.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 3% · 15.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 380 74% · 4.5% denied
FHA 80 16% · 7.5% denied
VA 48 9% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 35%
Employment history 4 17%
Other 4 17%
Credit history 2 9%
Insufficient cash 2 9%
Collateral 2 9%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Gershman Investment applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 24620516 6.5%
Dallas County 91782 2.2%
Warren County 42340 0.0%
Scott County 25201 4.0%
Marion County 13100 0.0%
Story County 1281 8.3%
Jasper County 1191 9.1%
Madison County 1050 0.0%
Des Moines County 760 0.0%
Pottawattamie County 660 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: 516 applications in 2025, of which 427 were originated and 23 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Gershman Investment'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