U.S. Bank · Iowa · 2025

U.S. Bank in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

U.S. Bank took 2,720 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #5 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.6% of them and denied 25.7% (30.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

2.7kApplicationsin IA
30.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $135,000
$279MVolume93 counties

U.S. Bank in Iowa vs the state

25.7%Denial rate+12.84 pts vs state
30.1%Decision denial rate+14.74 pts vs state
58.6%Origination rate-9.89 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.47 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
1,593Loans originated
699Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,7071,51231.4%7.38%#4
20242,5591,45728.6%7.13%#7
20252,7201,59325.7%7.00%#5

What U.S. Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 976 36% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 183 7% · 10.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 335 12% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 625 23% · 40.2% denied
Other / HELOC 601 22% · 46.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,568 94% · 26.6% denied
FHA 95 3% · 14.7% denied
VA 50 2% · 6.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 254 36%
Credit history 202 29%
Collateral 178 25%
Other 35 5%
Unverifiable information 18 3%
Insufficient cash 7 1%
Incomplete application 5 1%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most U.S. Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 551312149 27.0%
Pottawattamie County 21111270 33.2%
Linn County 18910753 28.0%
Woodbury County 18812638 20.2%
Scott County 1859546 24.9%
Clinton County 966519 19.8%
Black Hawk County 956023 24.2%
Dallas County 855916 18.8%
Story County 835515 18.1%
Johnson County 733722 30.1%

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%
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%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,95011.5%6.13%

Frequently asked questions

Iowa: 2,720 applications in 2025, of which 1,593 were originated and 699 denied.

25.7% of all applications, or 30.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans U.S. Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are U.S. Bank'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