Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank · Iowa · 2025

Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank took 47 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #223 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.8% of them and denied 21.3% (24.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

47Applicationsin IA
24.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $135,000
$9.8MVolume11 counties

Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank in Iowa vs the state

21.3%Denial rate+8.42 pts vs state
24.4%Decision denial rate+9.08 pts vs state
63.8%Origination rate-4.63 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$78kMedian applicant income
30Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023957511.6%#149
2024603230.0%#196
2025473021.3%#223

What Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 68% · 21.9% denied
Refinance 10 21% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 9% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 47 100% · 21.3% denied

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Allamakee County 17103 17.6%
Fayette County 1183 27.3%
Winneshiek County 641 16.7%
Dubuque County 440 0.0%
Polk County 211 50.0%
Clayton County 220 0.0%
Clinton County 101 100.0%
Howard County 101 100.0%
Linn County 100 0.0%
Johnson County 110 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: 47 applications in 2025, of which 30 were originated and 10 denied.

21.3% of all applications, or 24.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Kerndt Brothers Savings 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