Royal United Mortgage · Iowa · 2025

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

Royal United Mortgage took 132 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #132 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.6% of them and denied 19.7% (25.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

132Applicationsin IA
25.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$85,000Median loanstate $135,000
$7.4MVolume58 counties

Royal United Mortgage in Iowa vs the state

19.7%Denial rate+6.84 pts vs state
25.7%Decision denial rate+10.43 pts vs state
54.6%Origination rate-13.91 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
1.19Rate spread (pts)+1.00 pts vs state
$43kMedian applicant income
72Loans originated
26Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231267725.4%7.00%#125
20241408130.0%6.88%#122
20251327219.7%6.88%#132

What Royal United Mortgage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 6% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 124 94% · 20.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 104 79% · 18.3% denied
FHA 24 18% · 25.0% denied
VA 4 3% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Collateral 14 54%
Incomplete application 8 31%
Credit history 2 8%
Unverifiable information 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Royal United Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 1192 18.2%
Scott County 952 22.2%
Woodbury County 842 25.0%
Webster County 641 16.7%
Black Hawk County 611 16.7%
Wapello County 421 25.0%
Buena Vista County 421 25.0%
Lee County 420 0.0%
Harrison County 430 0.0%
Cerro Gordo County 320 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: 132 applications in 2025, of which 72 were originated and 26 denied.

19.7% of all applications, or 25.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans Royal United Mortgage originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Royal United Mortgage'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