Home purchase lenders in Howard County
72 home purchase mortgages were made in Howard County, Iowa, in 2025, by 29 lenders. The median rate their borrowers got was 6.625% on a median loan of $145,000. Of 82 decisions, 9 were denials — 11.0%, most often for debt-to-income ratio.
| Lender | Mortgages made | Median rate | Median loan | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUSB Bank | 40 | Not published | $145,000 | 13.0% |
| VERIDIAN CREDIT UNION | 7 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 4 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 3 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Luana Savings Bank | 2 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 50.0% |
| SECURITY STATE BANK | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| First National Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| ESB Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Loandepot.Com, LLC | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| First Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Broker Solutions, Inc. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| 549300F247N2IU8SC024 | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Merchants Bank, National Association | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Fidelity Bank & Trust | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| CONSUMER REAL ESTATE FINANCE CO. | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| Bell Bank | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| CIBC Bank USA | 1 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| Farm Credit Mid-America | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 100.0% |
| GREENSTATE Credit Union | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| AMERICAN HERITAGE LENDING, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | 0.0% |
| AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 0 | Under 10 loans | Under 10 loans | Not published |
| PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC | 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.