Waterstone Mortgage · Iowa · 2025

Waterstone Mortgage in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Waterstone Mortgage took 102 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #150 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 90.2% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

102Applicationsin IA
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $135,000
$17MVolume27 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Iowa vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-12.86 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-15.31 pts vs state
90.2%Origination rate+21.74 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$70kMedian applicant income
92Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202360550.0%6.63%#194
202494910.0%6.63%#150
2025102920.0%6.50%#150

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 95 93% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 59 58% · 0.0% denied
FHA 22 22% · 0.0% denied
VA 5 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 16 16% · 0.0% denied

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Linn County 26250 0.0%
Delaware County 1080 0.0%
Johnson County 870 0.0%
Buchanan County 750 0.0%
Jones County 660 0.0%
Clayton County 550 0.0%
Cedar County 550 0.0%
Bremer County 440 0.0%
Tama County 330 0.0%
Henry County 330 0.0%

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: 102 applications in 2025, of which 92 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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