Lendage · Iowa · 2025

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

Lendage took 181 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #111 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.5% of them and denied 9.4% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

181Applicationsin IA
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
10.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$45,000Median loanstate $135,000
$7.7MVolume49 counties

Lendage in Iowa vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-3.47 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-4.82 pts vs state
73.5%Origination rate+5.02 pts vs state
10.75%Median rate+4.25 pts vs state
4.90Rate spread (pts)+4.71 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
133Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023845120.2%13.25%#160
202417612614.2%13.13%#107
20251811339.4%10.75%#111

What Lendage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 45 25% · 6.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 3% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 17 9% · 17.7% denied
Other / HELOC 112 62% · 8.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 181 100% · 9.4% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Credit history 5 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 29%
Collateral 3 18%
Other 3 18%
Unverifiable information 1 6%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Lendage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 30254 13.3%
Scott County 18151 5.6%
Linn County 1291 8.3%
Woodbury County 1180 0.0%
Dallas County 1080 0.0%
Story County 740 0.0%
Pottawattamie County 651 16.7%
Clinton County 651 16.7%
Boone County 540 0.0%
Plymouth County 520 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: 181 applications in 2025, of which 133 were originated and 17 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 10.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Lendage originated in Iowa in 2025 was 10.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Lendage'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