Iowa Bankers Mortgage · Iowa · 2025

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

Iowa Bankers Mortgage took 2,423 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #8 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.3% of them and denied 15.4% (16.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

2.4kApplicationsin IA
16.6%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $135,000
$404MVolume97 counties

Iowa Bankers Mortgage in Iowa vs the state

15.4%Denial rate+2.53 pts vs state
16.6%Decision denial rate+1.26 pts vs state
76.3%Origination rate+7.85 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
1,849Loans originated
373Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,3761,86514.1%6.38%#7
20242,6962,09214.1%6.38%#4
20252,4231,84915.4%6.50%#8

What Iowa Bankers Mortgage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,031 84% · 16.0% denied
Refinance 214 9% · 11.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 134 6% · 14.2% denied
Home improvement 11 0% · 36.4% denied
Other / HELOC 33 1% · 3.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,081 86% · 11.5% denied
FHA 77 3% · 24.7% denied
VA 74 3% · 28.4% denied
USDA / RHS 191 8% · 48.7% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Incomplete application 126 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 86 23%
Other 66 18%
Credit history 39 10%
Collateral 32 9%
Employment history 18 5%
Insufficient cash 4 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Iowa Bankers Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 28123028 10.0%
Story County 14011816 11.4%
Linn County 1108317 15.5%
Sioux County 998512 12.1%
Dallas County 92796 6.5%
Des Moines County 90778 8.9%
Woodbury County 847210 11.9%
Marion County 847010 11.9%
Warren County 826312 14.6%
Boone County 66519 13.6%

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%
Broker SolutionsD 2,3866.4%6.75%
Northwest BankA 2,1815.7%6.38%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,95011.5%6.13%

Frequently asked questions

Iowa: 2,423 applications in 2025, of which 1,849 were originated and 373 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 16.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Iowa Bankers 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