Navy Federal Credit Union · Iowa · 2025

Navy Federal Credit Union in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Navy Federal Credit Union took 496 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #46 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.2% of them and denied 20.0% (29.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

496Applicationsin IA
29.6%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$145,000Median loanstate $135,000
$44MVolume81 counties

Navy Federal Credit Union in Iowa vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+7.10 pts vs state
29.6%Decision denial rate+14.24 pts vs state
46.2%Origination rate-22.29 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
229Loans originated
99Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202337517925.9%6.63%#50
202443222020.4%6.38%#50
202549622920.0%6.38%#46

What Navy Federal Credit Union lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 213 43% · 8.9% denied
Refinance 35 7% · 8.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 55 11% · 21.8% denied
Home improvement 95 19% · 30.5% denied
Other / HELOC 98 20% · 36.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 330 67% · 25.2% denied
VA 166 33% · 9.6% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 32 32%
Credit history 24 24%
Other 20 20%
Collateral 17 17%
Incomplete application 3 3%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Navy Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 703514 20.0%
Scott County 452110 22.2%
Linn County 39178 20.5%
Pottawattamie County 391510 25.6%
Dallas County 30155 16.7%
Warren County 1675 31.3%
Story County 1451 7.1%
Dubuque County 1350 0.0%
Woodbury County 1362 15.4%
Mills County 1141 9.1%

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: 496 applications in 2025, of which 229 were originated and 99 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 29.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Navy Federal Credit Union originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Navy Federal Credit Union'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