Iowa
Mortgage Loan Application
Totals and Details
in 2015

Find mortgage statistics and mortgage data for Iowa.
Our lists allow you to explore the total number of mortgage applications and mortgage application details for 2003-2021 in all of Iowa.
You can organize this information by metropolitan area and by county.

Years 2021  2020  2019  2018  2017  2016  2015  2014  2013  2012  2011  2010  2009  2008  2007  2006  2005  2004  2003  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 136,795
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $19,513,854,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $142,000
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $45,000,000
Average Applicant Income $74,000
Highest Applicant Income $9,999,000

Mortgage stats and application averages for each year are shown below, as well as highest application amount and the income of the highest applicant.
If you are looking for a mortgage or loan application data statistics in Iowa, these numbers will give you an idea of what to expect as you begin to look for a lender.

These lists can also be organized by various details about Mortgage Loan Applications for each year, with categories such as loan purpose, race of mortgage applicant, loan type, the outcome of the application, and reason for denial.

Each category breaks down the total number of mortgage applications, the total dollar amount for those applications, the average mortgage amount, and the highest mortgage within that category. You can also look at information regarding the average income of the mortgage applicants and the highest income of the mortgage applicants. If you're looking for a certain type of mortgage, these numbers will give you a better gauge of what to expect in various situations.

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Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Iowa in 2015

Loan Purpose

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Home Purchase 67,629 $10,257,704,000 $151,000 $36,000,000 $70,000 $5,969,000
Refinancing 57,677 $8,674,464,000 $150,000 $45,000,000 $78,000 $9,999,000
Home Improvement 11,489 $581,686,000 $50,000 $19,456,000 $76,000 $2,940,000

Applicant Race

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
White 104,315 $13,928,580,000 $133,000 $5,700,000 $83,000 $5,969,000
Not applicable 15,351 $3,410,414,000 $222,000 $45,000,000 $15,000 $9,999,000
Not Provided 9,214 $1,224,741,000 $132,000 $7,500,000 $80,000 $2,330,000
Hispanic 3,645 $363,024,000 $99,000 $998,000 $57,000 $1,000,000
Asian 2,084 $331,236,000 $158,000 $973,000 $93,000 $1,111,000
Black or African American 1,752 $203,625,000 $116,000 $638,000 $62,000 $1,921,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 283 $30,947,000 $109,000 $417,000 $60,000 $462,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 151 $21,287,000 $140,000 $500,000 $76,000 $750,000

Loan Type

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans) 106,668 $15,325,522,000 $143,000 $45,000,000 $82,000 $5,969,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 18,121 $2,372,143,000 $130,000 $19,456,000 $42,000 $9,999,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 7,836 $1,350,403,000 $172,000 $636,000 $54,000 $1,080,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 4,170 $465,786,000 $111,000 $1,392,000 $35,000 $1,742,000

Outcome

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Loan Originated 83,214 $11,980,002,000 $143,000 $45,000,000 $83,000 $5,969,000
Loan Purchased By The Institution 18,976 $3,119,064,000 $164,000 $6,373,000 $43,000 $9,999,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 17,661 $1,968,482,000 $111,000 $7,800,000 $61,000 $2,706,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 10,608 $1,577,935,000 $148,000 $45,000,000 $78,000 $4,085,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 4,037 $577,361,000 $143,000 $31,700,000 $79,000 $2,141,000
File Closed For Incompleteness 2,299 $291,010,000 $126,000 $1,100,000 $66,000 $1,392,000
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Denial Reason

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Credit History 3,906 $321,548,000 $82,000 $7,800,000 $60,000 $1,152,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 2,455 $279,890,000 $114,000 $2,040,000 $51,000 $1,200,000
Collateral 1,938 $233,362,000 $120,000 $900,000 $74,000 $833,000
Credit Application Incomplete 1,540 $203,509,000 $132,000 $3,300,000 $68,000 $780,000
Other 855 $88,753,000 $103,000 $3,176,000 $64,000 $620,000
Unverifiable Information 327 $40,941,000 $125,000 $998,000 $71,000 $445,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 247 $30,569,000 $123,000 $627,000 $54,000 $280,000
Employment History 213 $21,181,000 $99,000 $368,000 $46,000 $240,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 9 $790,000 $87,000 $195,000 $79,000 $181,000
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Mortgage Loan Application Totals in 2015 by Iowa Metropolitan Area

Metro Area Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
AMES, IA 3,427 $ 695,657,000 $ 202,000 $ 82,000
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 15,756 $ 2,067,198,000 $ 131,000 $ 69,000
DAVENPORT-MOLINE-ROCK ISLAND, IA-IL 8,992 $ 1,377,344,000 $ 153,000 $ 76,000
DES MOINES-WEST DES MOINES, IA 38,075 $ 6,540,456,000 $ 171,000 $ 79,000
DUBUQUE, IA 4,014 $ 550,945,000 $ 137,000 $ 78,000
IOWA CITY, IA 9,165 $ 1,563,016,000 $ 170,000 $ 84,000
SIOUX CITY, IA-NE-SD 4,931 $ 601,519,000 $ 121,000 $ 73,000
WATERLOO-CEDAR FALLS, IA 9,438 $ 1,157,367,000 $ 122,000 $ 72,000
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Mortgage Loan Application Totals in 2015 by Iowa County

County Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Adair 182 $ 26,604,000 $ 146,000 $ 104,000
Adams 58 $ 6,810,000 $ 117,000 $ 83,000
Allamakee 330 $ 37,379,000 $ 113,000 $ 69,000
Appanoose 273 $ 31,970,000 $ 117,000 $ 62,000
Audubon 105 $ 10,110,000 $ 96,000 $ 54,000
Benton 1,399 $ 164,796,000 $ 117,000 $ 69,000
Black Hawk 7,504 $ 916,862,000 $ 122,000 $ 69,000
Boone 1,247 $ 150,831,000 $ 120,000 $ 67,000
Bremer 1,466 $ 183,770,000 $ 125,000 $ 77,000
Buchanan 989 $ 100,448,000 $ 101,000 $ 73,000
Buena Vista 469 $ 51,138,000 $ 109,000 $ 79,000
Butler 648 $ 67,004,000 $ 103,000 $ 62,000
Calhoun 289 $ 26,664,000 $ 92,000 $ 72,000
Carroll 499 $ 53,947,000 $ 108,000 $ 68,000
Cass 421 $ 39,056,000 $ 92,000 $ 88,000
Cedar 751 $ 93,179,000 $ 124,000 $ 67,000
Cerro Gordo 954 $ 125,845,000 $ 131,000 $ 75,000
Cherokee 235 $ 23,847,000 $ 101,000 $ 65,000
Chickasaw 369 $ 42,346,000 $ 114,000 $ 65,000
Clarke 289 $ 30,781,000 $ 106,000 $ 62,000
Clay 424 $ 47,721,000 $ 112,000 $ 55,000
Clayton 516 $ 54,652,000 $ 105,000 $ 76,000
Clinton 1,342 $ 151,498,000 $ 112,000 $ 59,000
Crawford 547 $ 47,039,000 $ 85,000 $ 76,000
Dallas 6,333 $ 1,340,137,000 $ 211,000 $ 96,000
Davis 157 $ 14,564,000 $ 92,000 $ 62,000
Decatur 126 $ 12,663,000 $ 100,000 $ 83,000
Delaware 685 $ 91,246,000 $ 133,000 $ 88,000
Des Moines 1,177 $ 135,750,000 $ 115,000 $ 60,000
Dickinson 985 $ 201,220,000 $ 204,000 $ 126,000
Dubuque 4,018 $ 551,875,000 $ 137,000 $ 78,000
Emmet 158 $ 15,932,000 $ 100,000 $ 67,000
Fayette 621 $ 59,989,000 $ 96,000 $ 62,000
Floyd 176 $ 17,109,000 $ 97,000 $ 62,000
Franklin 141 $ 13,084,000 $ 92,000 $ 61,000
Fremont 256 $ 28,536,000 $ 111,000 $ 68,000
Greene 258 $ 19,598,000 $ 75,000 $ 53,000
Grundy 659 $ 75,614,000 $ 114,000 $ 78,000
Guthrie 563 $ 77,059,000 $ 136,000 $ 97,000
Hamilton 463 $ 49,027,000 $ 105,000 $ 63,000
Hancock 236 $ 25,372,000 $ 107,000 $ 67,000
Hardin 408 $ 33,851,000 $ 82,000 $ 55,000
Harrison 610 $ 70,034,000 $ 114,000 $ 80,000
Henry 438 $ 47,050,000 $ 107,000 $ 58,000
Howard 89 $ 7,398,000 $ 83,000 $ 50,000
Humboldt 295 $ 31,476,000 $ 106,000 $ 65,000
Ida 197 $ 15,458,000 $ 78,000 $ 69,000
Iowa 691 $ 87,231,000 $ 126,000 $ 64,000
Jackson 474 $ 54,292,000 $ 114,000 $ 61,000
Jasper 1,455 $ 166,916,000 $ 114,000 $ 60,000
Jefferson 435 $ 50,541,000 $ 116,000 $ 68,000
Johnson 8,044 $ 1,441,157,000 $ 179,000 $ 86,000
Jones 960 $ 117,133,000 $ 122,000 $ 79,000
Keokuk 248 $ 20,047,000 $ 80,000 $ 62,000
Kossuth 289 $ 32,118,000 $ 111,000 $ 61,000
Lee 514 $ 48,362,000 $ 94,000 $ 57,000
Linn 13,437 $ 1,790,867,000 $ 133,000 $ 68,000
Louisa 273 $ 27,559,000 $ 100,000 $ 56,000
Lucas 325 $ 28,484,000 $ 87,000 $ 65,000
Lyon 303 $ 39,563,000 $ 130,000 $ 63,000
Madison 897 $ 143,615,000 $ 160,000 $ 88,000
Mahaska 692 $ 67,904,000 $ 98,000 $ 61,000
Marion 1,205 $ 160,878,000 $ 133,000 $ 70,000
Marshall 1,112 $ 108,799,000 $ 97,000 $ 61,000
Mills 836 $ 125,975,000 $ 150,000 $ 75,000
Mitchell 81 $ 9,222,000 $ 113,000 $ 74,000
Monona 271 $ 32,414,000 $ 119,000 $ 98,000
Monroe 149 $ 13,055,000 $ 87,000 $ 77,000
Montgomery 313 $ 27,072,000 $ 86,000 $ 61,000
Muscatine 1,569 $ 180,721,000 $ 115,000 $ 60,000
O'Brien 176 $ 18,883,000 $ 107,000 $ 57,000
Osceola 91 $ 9,918,000 $ 108,000 $ 74,000
Page 329 $ 33,235,000 $ 101,000 $ 52,000
Palo Alto 160 $ 19,669,000 $ 122,000 $ 62,000
Plymouth 985 $ 139,971,000 $ 142,000 $ 76,000
Pocahontas 115 $ 8,460,000 $ 73,000 $ 56,000
Polk 27,449 $ 4,535,842,000 $ 165,000 $ 75,000
Pottawattamie 4,759 $ 603,751,000 $ 126,000 $ 65,000
Poweshiek 735 $ 93,465,000 $ 127,000 $ 72,000
Ringgold 158 $ 23,416,000 $ 148,000 $ 111,000
Sac 187 $ 15,067,000 $ 80,000 $ 82,000
Scott 9,028 $ 1,384,379,000 $ 153,000 $ 75,000
Shelby 338 $ 38,190,000 $ 112,000 $ 68,000
Sioux 631 $ 86,450,000 $ 137,000 $ 66,000
Story 3,443 $ 697,775,000 $ 202,000 $ 82,000
Tama 447 $ 41,643,000 $ 93,000 $ 57,000
Taylor 85 $ 11,106,000 $ 130,000 $ 100,000
Union 217 $ 24,061,000 $ 110,000 $ 64,000
Van Buren 72 $ 7,349,000 $ 102,000 $ 102,000
Wapello 976 $ 82,521,000 $ 84,000 $ 76,000
Warren 3,047 $ 493,481,000 $ 161,000 $ 75,000
Washington 1,197 $ 129,515,000 $ 108,000 $ 70,000
Wayne 129 $ 11,224,000 $ 87,000 $ 55,000
Webster 1,137 $ 108,024,000 $ 95,000 $ 66,000
Winnebago 295 $ 27,576,000 $ 93,000 $ 59,000
Winneshiek 323 $ 43,458,000 $ 134,000 $ 71,000
Woodbury 3,953 $ 463,252,000 $ 117,000 $ 72,000
Worth 165 $ 13,920,000 $ 84,000 $ 52,000
Wright 265 $ 26,252,000 $ 99,000 $ 119,000

We hope these mortgage application details and statistics will give you a better idea of what to expect when applying for a mortgage.
Whether you are looking for a home loan, for home financing or refinancing, or for home improvement loan statistics, we have the information you need.
These mortgage application stats give you everything you need to know as you start your search for the best mortgage lender in Iowa.

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