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Heartland Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Heartland Bank and Trust earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 29th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.78 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 8th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
70.6%Originatedof applications
17.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$161MLoan volume14 states

Heartland Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

16.0%Denial rate (all applications)-1.99 pts vs national
17.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.40 pts vs national
70.6%Origination rate+12.53 pts vs national
7.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.25%Median interest rate+0.63 pts vs national
0.78Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.52 pts vs national
$95,000Median loan amount
$2,438Median total loan costs
$90kMedian applicant income
68%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

29th17.2% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

8th0.78 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

91st7.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

38th2.57% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,20984510.8%12.3%6.80%$216M
202484662110.4%11.5%7.08%$124M
20251,30191816.0%17.2%7.25%$161M

What Heartland Bank and Trust lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 538 41% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 122 9% · 12.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 167 13% · 18.6% denied
Home improvement 225 17% · 27.1% denied
Other / HELOC 249 19% · 25.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,250 96% · 15.9% denied
FHA 41 3% · 22.0% denied
VA 6 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 436 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 175 investment properties.

Why Heartland Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 208 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 80 38%
Credit history 76 37%
Other 21 10%
Collateral 21 10%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Employment history 3 1%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Heartland Bank and Trust

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k21210835.9%
$50k – $100k43529518.5%
$100k – $150k23517014.8%
$150k – $250k19414710.7%
Over $250k81648.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25654612.7%
25–3417612514.2%
35–4421714622.4%
45–5423915719.3%
55–6424315421.4%
65–7415411514.0%
Over 74936125.6%

Where Heartland Bank and Trust lends

14 states and 92 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois1,25188116.1%7.25%#69
Iowa231913.0%7.20%#286
Wisconsin8425.0%7.29%#515

Frequently asked questions

Heartland Bank and Trust denied 17.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 29th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Heartland Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 38.5% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Heartland Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 7.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.78 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 41% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 36% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 3% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Heartland Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology