Mortgage Lender Index

Hills Bank and Trust Company

Hills Bank and Trust Company received 3,438 applications in 2025 and made 2,876 mortgages, in 35 counties across 4 states. The median rate its borrowers got was 6.250% on a median loan of $165,000. Of 3,200 decisions, 212 were denials — 6.6%, most often for debt-to-income ratio.

Legal Entity Identifier549300ZWA6HRT4N1Z222
Applications received3,438
Mortgages made2,876
Denied212
Approved, not taken up112
Withdrawn or incomplete238
Loans bought from other lenders2
Median rate spread over the prime offer rate-0.051 points
FDIC-insured bankYes: Hills Bank and Trust Company, 21 offices

By loan purpose

PurposeMortgages madeMedian rateMedian loanDenied
Home purchase2,059 6.250%$195,000 0.9%
Refinancing357 6.550%$140,000 14.9%
Cash-out refinancing59 6.500%$185,000 4.7%
Other purposes401 7.250%$45,000 22.6%

Where Hills Bank and Trust Company lends most

The 35 counties where it made the most mortgages in 2025. Each county page ranks every lender there.

CountyMortgages madeMedian rateDenied
Johnson County, IA 1,2456.250%6.5%
Linn County, IA 1,0316.250%5.8%
Washington County, IA 2586.450%7.8%
Iowa County, IA 826.438%9.7%
Cedar County, IA 646.250%5.6%
Benton County, IA 466.250%2.0%
Black Hawk County, IA 326.200%0.0%
Muscatine County, IA 246.313%7.7%
Jones County, IA 187.000%5.0%
Keokuk County, IA 176.375%28.0%
Polk County, IA 136.375%0.0%
Henry County, IA 9Under 10 loans9.1%
Louisa County, IA 9Under 10 loans23.1%
Jefferson County, IA 5Under 10 loans16.7%
Tama County, IA 3Under 10 loans0.0%
Maricopa County, AZ 2Under 10 loans0.0%
Delaware County, IA 2Under 10 loans33.3%
Dubuque County, IA 2Under 10 loans0.0%
Wapello County, IA 2Under 10 loans0.0%
Appanoose County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Bremer County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Butler County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Carroll County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Hamilton County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Mills County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Pocahontas County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Poweshiek County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Scott County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Story County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Warren County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Webster County, IA 1Under 10 loans0.0%
Buchanan County, IA 0Under 10 loansNot published
Van Buren County, IA 0Under 10 loans100.0%
Otero County, NM 0Under 10 loans100.0%
Pierce County, WA 0Under 10 loans100.0%

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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.