USAA Federal Savings Bank · Iowa · 2025

USAA Federal Savings Bank in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

USAA Federal Savings Bank took 203 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #99 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.3% of them and denied 28.1% (35.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

203Applicationsin IA
35.6%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $135,000
$27MVolume63 counties

USAA Federal Savings Bank in Iowa vs the state

28.1%Denial rate+15.22 pts vs state
35.6%Decision denial rate+20.32 pts vs state
50.3%Origination rate-18.21 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$105kMedian applicant income
102Loans originated
57Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318410515.8%6.63%#98
202421111320.9%6.50%#92
202520310228.1%6.25%#99

What USAA Federal Savings Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 157 77% · 26.8% denied
Refinance 18 9% · 38.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 12% · 29.2% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 32% · 30.8% denied
VA 138 68% · 26.8% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Incomplete application 17 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 23%
Other 10 18%
Credit history 9 16%
Collateral 4 7%
Unverifiable information 3 5%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most USAA Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 24124 16.7%
Linn County 1564 26.7%
Scott County 1282 16.7%
Warren County 933 33.3%
Hamilton County 714 57.1%
Pottawattamie County 703 42.9%
Johnson County 642 33.3%
Woodbury County 650 0.0%
Des Moines County 633 50.0%
Black Hawk County 513 60.0%

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: 203 applications in 2025, of which 102 were originated and 57 denied.

28.1% of all applications, or 35.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans USAA Federal Savings Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are USAA Federal Savings 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