The Family · Iowa · 2025

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

The Family took 158 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #120 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.9% of them and denied 21.5% (25.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

158Applicationsin IA
25.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
7.74%Median ratestate 6.50%
$50,000Median loanstate $135,000
$8.0MVolume11 counties

The Family in Iowa vs the state

21.5%Denial rate+8.66 pts vs state
25.2%Decision denial rate+9.88 pts vs state
63.9%Origination rate-4.54 pts vs state
7.74%Median rate+1.24 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$78kMedian applicant income
101Loans originated
34Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202316913214.2%7.50%#102
202418012915.6%8.49%#105
202515810121.5%7.74%#120

What The Family lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 14% · 13.6% denied
Refinance 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 53 34% · 26.4% denied
Other / HELOC 70 44% · 24.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 158 100% · 21.5% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 21 62%
Credit history 5 15%
Other 5 15%
Collateral 1 3%
Incomplete application 1 3%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most The Family applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Scott County 1077623 21.5%
Muscatine County 1781 5.9%
Dallas County 1786 35.3%
Clinton County 521 20.0%
Cedar County 330 0.0%
Louisa County 311 33.3%
Black Hawk County 211 50.0%
Boone County 100 0.0%
Marion County 110 0.0%
Guthrie County 101 100.0%

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: 158 applications in 2025, of which 101 were originated and 34 denied.

21.5% of all applications, or 25.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans The Family originated in Iowa in 2025 was 7.74%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are The Family'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