Mortgage lender · West Des Moines, IA · LEI 254900FI363837PZX856

Midwest Heritage Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Midwest Heritage Bank earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 18.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 24th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

328Applications2025
69.5%Originatedof applications
18.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$63MLoan volume17 states

Midwest Heritage Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

15.6%Denial rate (all applications)-2.43 pts vs national
18.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.38 pts vs national
69.5%Origination rate+11.48 pts vs national
14.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.3%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$165,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$103kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

24th18.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

36th14.6%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233182448.5%9.8%6.75%$63M
202431321914.1%16.5%$53M
202532822815.6%18.2%$63M

What Midwest Heritage Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 200 61% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 42 13% · 19.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 2% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 48 15% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 31 9% · 35.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 328 100% · 15.6% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 10 manufactured homes, 44 investment properties.

Why Midwest Heritage Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 51 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 25 49%
Debt-to-income ratio 17 33%
Collateral 4 8%
Employment history 3 6%
Insufficient cash 2 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Midwest Heritage Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k361255.2%
$50k – $100k1025632.5%
$100k – $150k463016.7%
$150k – $250k68583.3%
Over $250k35310.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34613625.0%
35–44785219.7%
45–54714823.8%
55–64423111.4%

Where Midwest Heritage Bank lends

17 states and 95 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Iowa23815917.7%#88
Nebraska191315.8%#206
Missouri18140.0%#450
Illinois11727.3%#679
Minnesota1199.1%#455
South Dakota650.0%#159
Arizona5420.0%#595

Frequently asked questions

Midwest Heritage Bank denied 18.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 24th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Midwest Heritage Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 49.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 61% of its applications were for home purchases, 15% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 24% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Midwest Heritage Bank. Data sources · Methodology