Newrez · Iowa · 2025

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

Newrez took 939 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #23 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 36.5% of them and denied 20.2% (34.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

939Applicationsin IA
34.9%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $135,000
$84MVolume90 counties

Newrez in Iowa vs the state

20.2%Denial rate+7.37 pts vs state
34.9%Decision denial rate+19.62 pts vs state
36.5%Origination rate-31.93 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
343Loans originated
190Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202346319017.7%6.50%#39
202472728419.9%6.50%#27
202593934320.2%6.25%#23

What Newrez lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 197 21% · 11.7% denied
Refinance 282 30% · 14.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 458 49% · 27.3% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 448 48% · 18.8% denied
FHA 300 32% · 30.3% denied
VA 185 20% · 7.6% denied
USDA / RHS 6 1% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 96 51%
Credit history 40 21%
Collateral 23 12%
Unverifiable information 14 7%
Insufficient cash 9 5%
Employment history 4 2%
Other 3 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 2138046 21.6%
Scott County 833713 15.7%
Linn County 732314 19.2%
Dallas County 62229 14.5%
Pottawattamie County 45175 11.1%
Warren County 401810 25.0%
Woodbury County 25152 8.0%
Dubuque County 25107 28.0%
Muscatine County 1844 22.2%
Johnson County 1755 29.4%

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: 939 applications in 2025, of which 343 were originated and 190 denied.

20.2% of all applications, or 34.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Newrez originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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