United Shore Financial Services · Iowa · 2025

United Shore Financial Services in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Shore Financial Services took 1,950 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #11 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.3% of them and denied 11.5% (13.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

2.0kApplicationsin IA
13.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$215,000Median loanstate $135,000
$350MVolume95 counties

United Shore Financial Services in Iowa vs the state

11.5%Denial rate-1.37 pts vs state
13.4%Decision denial rate-1.91 pts vs state
71.3%Origination rate+2.87 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
1,391Loans originated
224Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238156587.4%6.75%#24
20241,1779069.2%6.50%#15
20251,9501,39111.5%6.13%#11

What United Shore Financial Services lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 795 41% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 668 34% · 11.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 487 25% · 21.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 741 38% · 8.4% denied
FHA 563 29% · 20.6% denied
VA 633 32% · 7.1% denied
USDA / RHS 13 1% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Collateral 63 28%
Debt-to-income ratio 60 27%
Insufficient cash 55 25%
Other 26 12%
Credit history 14 6%
Unverifiable information 5 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most United Shore Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 42230743 10.2%
Linn County 27621812 4.3%
Scott County 18013715 8.3%
Dallas County 1128715 13.4%
Pottawattamie County 67478 11.9%
Woodbury County 633911 17.5%
Warren County 56418 14.3%
Black Hawk County 46356 13.0%
Benton County 34263 8.8%
Clinton County 34262 5.9%

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: 1,950 applications in 2025, of which 1,391 were originated and 224 denied.

11.5% of all applications, or 13.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are United Shore Financial 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