Mortgage Access · Iowa · 2025

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

Mortgage Access took 17 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #309 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.6% of them and denied 11.8% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

17Applicationsin IA
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $135,000
$3.1MVolume9 counties

Mortgage Access in Iowa vs the state

11.8%Denial rate-1.10 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-1.02 pts vs state
70.6%Origination rate+2.13 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$160kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231680.0%6.62%#301
2024860.0%6.81%#355
2025171211.8%6.49%#309

What Mortgage Access lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17 100% · 11.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 88% · 13.3% denied
FHA 1 6% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Unverifiable information 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Mortgage Access applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Webster County 420 0.0%
Scott County 320 0.0%
Linn County 330 0.0%
Woodbury County 211 50.0%
Washington County 110 0.0%
Jones County 110 0.0%
Clinton County 110 0.0%
Johnson County 101 100.0%
Cerro Gordo 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: 17 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 2 denied.

11.8% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Access originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Access'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