West Gate Bank · Iowa · 2025

West Gate Bank in Iowa: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

West Gate Bank took 501 mortgage applications in Iowa in 2025, ranking #45 of 739 lenders active in the state. It originated 90.2% of them and denied 3.4% (3.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.9%.

501Applicationsin IA
3.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.3%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $135,000
$116MVolume72 counties

West Gate Bank in Iowa vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-9.47 pts vs state
3.4%Decision denial rate-11.89 pts vs state
90.2%Origination rate+21.76 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
452Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Iowa

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202389766.7%6.50%#157
20242902663.8%6.38%#67
20255014523.4%6.38%#45

What West Gate Bank lends in Iowa

By loan purpose

Home purchase 391 78% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 65 13% · 6.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 37 7% · 10.8% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 475 95% · 3.2% denied
FHA 1 0% · 100.0% denied
VA 20 4% · 5.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Iowa applicants

Incomplete application 8 47%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 29%
Collateral 2 12%
Unverifiable information 1 6%
Insufficient cash 1 6%

Where in Iowa

Counties with the most West Gate Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Polk County 67605 7.5%
Story County 35341 2.9%
Harrison County 32263 9.4%
Dallas County 31290 0.0%
Wapello County 22170 0.0%
Mahaska County 21180 0.0%
Linn County 20191 5.0%
Black Hawk County 20190 0.0%
Marion County 17170 0.0%
Bremer County 16140 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: 501 applications in 2025, of which 452 were originated and 17 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 3.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Iowa statewide average across all lenders was 12.9%.

The median rate on loans West Gate Bank originated in Iowa in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are West Gate 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