Mortgage lender · Sioux City, IA · LEI 5493003QPO86QUI9FJ04

The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 15.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 29th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

384Applications2025
73.2%Originatedof applications
15.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$60MLoan volume8 states

The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

13.8%Denial rate (all applications)-4.18 pts vs national
15.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.86 pts vs national
73.2%Origination rate+15.15 pts vs national
11.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.8%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$145,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$107kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

29th15.7% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

46th12.2%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202338324912.0%15.1%$48M
202435023814.3%17.2%$68M
202538428113.8%15.7%$60M

What The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 207 54% · 10.6% denied
Refinance 100 26% · 13.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 2% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 34 9% · 26.5% denied
Other / HELOC 37 10% · 21.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 374 97% · 12.8% denied
FHA 8 2% · 62.5% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 71 investment properties.

Why The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 53 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 27 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 21 40%
Other 2 4%
Employment history 2 4%
Collateral 1 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k281638.5%
$50k – $100k1257031.4%
$100k – $150k96789.2%
$150k – $250k50404.7%
Over $250k39332.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34664516.7%
35–44825226.4%
45–54845820.3%
55–6454448.3%
65–7432257.4%

Where The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa lends

8 states and 33 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Iowa32724115.6%#68
South Dakota29203.5%#93
Nebraska20150.0%#202

Frequently asked questions

The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa denied 15.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 29th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 50.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 54% of its applications were for home purchases, 28% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 18% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 97% conventional, 2% FHA, 1% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with The Security National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa. Data sources · Methodology