Pennymac Loan Services · Iowa · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 1,281 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #16 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.3% of them and denied 13.5% (21.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

1.3kApplicationsin IA
21.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $135,000
$122MVolume97 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in Iowa vs the state

13.5%Denial rate+0.65 pts vs state
21.0%Decision denial rate+5.71 pts vs state
49.3%Origination rate-19.20 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.44Rate spread (pts)+0.25 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
631Loans originated
173Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202354127415.2%6.31%#36
202470733914.7%6.13%#28
20251,28163113.5%6.50%#16

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 226 18% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 359 28% · 7.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 374 29% · 19.5% denied
Other / HELOC 322 25% · 15.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 580 45% · 13.5% denied
FHA 441 34% · 15.4% denied
VA 252 20% · 10.3% denied
USDA / RHS 8 1% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Collateral 62 36%
Credit history 38 22%
Debt-to-income ratio 30 17%
Incomplete application 27 16%
Insufficient cash 8 5%
Other 5 3%
Unverifiable information 3 2%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 25413235 13.8%
Linn County 1054716 15.2%
Pottawattamie County 784014 17.9%
Scott County 68286 8.8%
Dallas County 66417 10.6%
Black Hawk County 59227 11.9%
Warren County 42264 9.5%
Johnson County 39165 12.8%
Story County 33166 18.2%
Dubuque County 33251 3.0%

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: 1,281 applications in 2025, of which 631 were originated and 173 denied.

13.5% of all applications, or 21.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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