Hometown Equity Mortgage · Iowa · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 5 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #433 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.0% of them and denied 60.0% (60.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

5Applicationsin IA
60.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
7.31%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $135,000
$350kVolume4 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Iowa vs the state

60.0%Denial rate+47.14 pts vs state
60.0%Decision denial rate+44.69 pts vs state
40.0%Origination rate-28.46 pts vs state
7.31%Median rate+0.81 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$60kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239322.2%6.75%#349
20248337.5%6.25%#351
20255260.0%7.31%#433

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 80% · 75.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 20% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4 80% · 50.0% denied
FHA 1 20% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Incomplete application 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Scott County 211 50.0%
Polk County 110 0.0%
Hamilton County 101 100.0%
Delaware County 101 100.0%

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: 5 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 3 denied.

60.0% of all applications, or 60.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Iowa in 2025 was 7.31%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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