What people paid for mortgages in Story County, IA (2025)
Across 803 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Story was 6.49%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6% and 6.75%. Median total loan costs ran $2,838 on a median loan of $245,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.
Home purchase
- Median rate
- 6.49%
- Middle half of rates
- 6%–6.75%
- Median total loan costs
- $2,838
- Median loan amount
- $245,000
803 loans, 2025.
Refinance
- Median rate
- 6.125%
- Middle half of rates
- 5.875%–6.5%
- Median total loan costs
- $3,149
- Median loan amount
- $240,000
246 loans, 2025.
Lowest median rates in Story (2025)
The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.
Home purchase
- 1.Bankers Trust Company5.75%46 loans, median costs $2,158
- 2.GREATER IOWA CREDIT UNION5.99%37 loans, median costs $2,029
- 3.GREENSTATE Credit Union6.375%53 loans, median costs $2,099
- 4.Northwest Bank6.375%35 loans, median costs $2,540
- 5.IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION6.438%84 loans, median costs $2,349
Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Story County in 2025.
Refinance
- 1.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.678%14 loans, median costs $6,959
- 2.Community Choice Credit Union5.933%12 loans, median costs $2,811
- 3.GREATER IOWA CREDIT UNION5.99%20 loans, median costs $1,811
- 4.Rocket Mortgage, LLC5.99%18 loans, median costs $8,798
- 5.IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION6.125%27 loans, median costs $1,689
Among lenders with at least 10 closed refinance loans in Story County in 2025. Fewer than 3 lenders reached 30 such loans here, so this list uses a 10-loan floor.
Lender by lender in Story
Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Story County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.
| # | Lender | Loans | Median rate | Median total costs | Median origination | Median points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 84 | 6.438% | $2,349 | $950 | $526 |
| 2 | GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 59 | 6.75% | $3,203 | $1,400 | $940 |
| 3 | GREENSTATE Credit Union | 53 | 6.375% | $2,099 | $725 | $202 |
| 4 | Bankers Trust Company | 46 | 5.75% | $2,158 | $600 | $397 |
| 5 | AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 45 | 6.625% | $4,534 | $1,998 | $1,298 |
| 6 | GREATER IOWA CREDIT UNION | 37 | 5.99% | $2,029 | $500 | $49 |
| 7 | Northwest Bank | 35 | 6.375% | $2,540 | $1,050 | $2,209 |
| 8 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 32 | 6.5% | $3,229 | $1,566 | $459 |
| 9 | U.S. Bank National Association | 28 | 6.625% | $2,819 | $1,208 | $944 |
| 10 | VERIDIAN CREDIT UNION | 23 | 5.875% | $1,939 | $500 | n/a |
| 11 | Community Choice Credit Union | 22 | 6.312% | $2,870 | $1,726 | $522 |
| 12 | WEST GATE BANK | 22 | 6.438% | $2,418 | $875 | $3,420 |
| 13 | First National Bank, Ames, Iowa | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 14 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 20 | 6.75% | $6,883 | $2,899 | $1,550 |
| 15 | South Story Bank & Trust | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 16 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 12 | 6.25% | $1,250 | $0 | $1,296 |
| 17 | HOMESERVICES LENDING, LLC | 12 | 6.562% | $5,227 | $2,238 | $1,542 |
| 18 | FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. | 11 | 6.75% | $4,353 | $1,250 | n/a |
| 19 | CENTRAL STATE BANK | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 9 | 5.99% | $3,930 | $1,499 | $2,375 |
| 21 | Luana Savings Bank | 9 | 6.15% | $1,368 | $0 | n/a |
| 22 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 9 | 6.25% | $5,417 | $2,250 | $3,200 |
| 23 | Exchange State Bank | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 24 | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 7 | 6.875% | $5,369 | $3,123 | $2,258 |
| 25 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only | 6 | 6.297% | $6,520 | $4,811 | $1,261 |
| 26 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 6 | 6.187% | $3,570 | $1,749 | $1,192 |
| 27 | LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | 5 | 6.75% | $5,236 | $2,750 | n/a |
| 28 | ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD | 5 | 6.75% | $7,743 | $1,924 | $624 |
| 29 | Availa Bank | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 30 | GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP. | 5 | 6.625% | $2,925 | $1,345 | n/a |
| 31 | Central Bank | 5 | 5.875% | $2,878 | $1,395 | $2,375 |
| 32 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 5 | 6.125% | $3,373 | $1,395 | $2,261 |
What these numbers are, and are not
Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.
The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.
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Common questions
What mortgage rate did people get in Story County in 2025?
The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Story County, Iowa in 2025 was 6.49%, across 803 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6% and 6.75%.
Is this a rate I can get today?
No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.
Why do lenders in the table show different rates?
Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.
Where do these numbers come from?
The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.