Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Lenders in Iowa City

Updated February 5, 2026
⚖️ The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
🛡️ No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
📊 HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
🎯 Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.
Total Lenders18
Total Loans1,911
Median Rate Spread0.01%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
GREENSTATE Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$503Fees
0.308%Below
738
2
Hills Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$724Fees
0.311%Below
626
3
VERIDIAN CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$441Fees
0.382%Below
55
4
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,236Fees
0.087%Below
177
5
IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,186Fees
0.110%Below
26
6
MidWestOne BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$674Fees
0.025%Above
40
7
CBI Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$653Fees
0.338%Above
21
8
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,856Fees
0.539%Above
49

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.