Home purchase lenders in Hamilton County
122 home purchase mortgages were made in Hamilton County, Iowa, in 2025, by 60 lenders. The median rate their borrowers got was 6.500% on a median loan of $155,000. Of 143 decisions, 19 were denials — 13.3%, most often for debt-to-income ratio.
| Lender | Mortgages made | Median rate | Median loan | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 12 | 6.500% | $205,000 | 14.3% |
| GREENSTATE Credit Union | 11 | 6.250% | $135,000 | 0.0% |
| Broker Solutions, Inc. | 8 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 11.1% |
| VERIDIAN CREDIT UNION | 8 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Availa Bank | 7 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 5 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 16.7% |
| GNB BANK | 5 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Reliance State Bank | 4 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 4 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| FRONTIER FINANCIAL, INC. | 4 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP. | 4 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 3 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Community Choice Credit Union | 3 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| LOWER, LLC | 3 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 3 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Farm Credit Mid-America | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 57.1% |
| LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Northwest Bank | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| USAA Federal Savings Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 80.0% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 50.0% |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 66.7% |
| VISIONBANK OF IOWA | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Empeople Credit Union | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| The Huntington National Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 50.0% |
| First Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Bank Iowa | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| MEMBERS1st Community Credit Union | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Exchange State Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| MANUFACTURERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Fidelity Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Alerus Financial, National Association | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Premia Mortgage, LLC DBA Premia Relocation Mortgage | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Luana Savings Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Green Belt Bank & Trust | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| RIVER VALLEY Credit Union | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Lincoln Savings Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Hills Bank and Trust Company | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Regions Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Truist Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Security Savings Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| Flanagan State Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Filo Mortgage, L.L.C. | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| First National Bank, Ames, Iowa | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| WEST GATE BANK | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| First National Bank of America | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| NEWREZ LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Citizens Bank, National Association | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
Ranked by mortgages made here in 2025. "Denied" is the share of this lender’s decisions here that were denials.
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Counts, medians and denial shares are computed from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act loan-level file for 2025, published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through the FFIEC: every application a covered lender received, as the lender reported it. A median rate is what borrowers got, not what you will be offered — it depends on the loan, the property, your credit and the market on the day, and no figure here is a quote. A median over fewer than 10 loans is not shown: it is a number with no meaning and a real person's rate half-exposed. Those cells say "under 10 loans" and the count is still published. This is information, not advice, and no lender pays to appear.