Kind Lending · Iowa · 2025

Kind Lending in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 73 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #179 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.4% of them and denied 34.3% (39.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

73Applicationsin IA
39.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$185,000Median loanstate $135,000
$8.8MVolume29 counties

Kind Lending in Iowa vs the state

34.3%Denial rate+21.39 pts vs state
39.1%Decision denial rate+23.75 pts vs state
53.4%Origination rate-15.04 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.57Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
39Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237242.9%7.69%#386
2024181222.2%6.06%#294
2025733934.3%6.75%#179

What Kind Lending lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 52 71% · 30.8% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 21% · 46.7% denied
Home improvement 5 7% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37 51% · 29.7% denied
FHA 23 32% · 39.1% denied
VA 9 12% · 44.4% denied
USDA / RHS 4 5% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Insufficient cash 6 24%
Other 6 24%
Unverifiable information 6 24%
Collateral 4 16%
Credit history 3 12%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 14102 14.3%
Dallas County 632 33.3%
Warren County 532 40.0%
Emmet County 422 50.0%
Marshall County 431 25.0%
Franklin County 403 75.0%
Cerro Gordo County 411 25.0%
Madison County 311 33.3%
Scott County 312 66.7%
Palo Alto County 220 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: 73 applications in 2025, of which 39 were originated and 25 denied.

34.3% of all applications, or 39.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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