MidWestOne Bank · Iowa · 2025

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

MidWestOne Bank took 1,488 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #13 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.3% of them and denied 15.4% (16.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

1.5kApplicationsin IA
16.9%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$115,000Median loanstate $135,000
$191MVolume51 counties

MidWestOne Bank in Iowa vs the state

15.4%Denial rate+2.53 pts vs state
16.9%Decision denial rate+1.62 pts vs state
73.3%Origination rate+4.79 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.59Rate spread (pts)-0.78 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
1,090Loans originated
229Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,25893016.4%6.24%#14
20241,23090216.9%6.99%#14
20251,4881,09015.4%6.00%#13

What MidWestOne Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 544 37% · 8.8% denied
Refinance 372 25% · 11.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 51 3% · 21.6% denied
Home improvement 175 12% · 26.3% denied
Other / HELOC 346 23% · 23.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,484 100% · 15.2% denied
FHA 2 0% · 100.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 100.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 76 33%
Credit history 68 30%
Collateral 51 22%
Other 11 5%
Incomplete application 8 3%
Employment history 7 3%
Unverifiable information 6 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most MidWestOne Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dubuque County 46836950 10.7%
Muscatine County 17411345 25.9%
Johnson County 17112420 11.7%
Jefferson County 774619 24.7%
Mahaska County 634311 17.5%
Marshall County 40326 15.0%
Keokuk County 372312 32.4%
Linn County 36284 11.1%
Black Hawk County 36265 13.9%
Polk County 32300 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: 1,488 applications in 2025, of which 1,090 were originated and 229 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 16.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans MidWestOne Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are MidWestOne 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