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Home improvement loan lenders in Polk County, Iowa

Fat Boy Data analyzed home improvement loan activity in Polk County, Iowa, home to Des Moines, to show which lenders are making these loans, how often they approve, how often borrowers accept the offer, and how much they typically finance. 5,023 applications were decided by 112 lenders between 2023 and 2025.

Polk County at a glance

112Active lenders28 with 20+ decisions
79.8%Market approval rate4,007 of 5,023 decided
$55KTypical loanmedian lender, $10K brackets
95%Borrower take-up3,826 loans funded

How Polk County compares

Approval rate compared
Polk County79.8%Iowa81.4%All 616 counties62.7%
Typical loan compared
Polk County$55KIowa$55KAll 616 counties$75K

What the data shows

Veridian Credit Union made the most home improvement loans in Polk County, IA, 1,300 of them.

That is 34% of every home improvement loan originated here, so this market is unusually concentrated in one lender.

Premier Credit Union approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 100% of 172.

Approval rate of all 28 lenders with 20+ decisions here
0%25%50%75%100%One lender: 31% approved of 36One lender: 38% approved of 105One lender: 46% approved of 57U.S. Bank National Association: 52% approved of 366One lender: 54% approved of 41One lender: 55% approved of 20One lender: 60% approved of 90One lender: 62% approved of 81One lender: 67% approved of 61One lender: 74% approved of 27One lender: 77% approved of 61Community Choice Credit Union: 78% approved of 511One lender: 79% approved of 136One lender: 80% approved of 70One lender: 80% approved of 86One lender: 82% approved of 22One lender: 85% approved of 91One lender: 85% approved of 39GREENSTATE Credit Union: 85% approved of 729One lender: 86% approved of 35Veridian Credit Union: 87% approved of 1,510One lender: 90% approved of 21One lender: 93% approved of 30One lender: 93% approved of 61One lender: 96% approved of 132Premier Credit Union: 100% approved of 172One lender: 100% approved of 90One lender: 100% approved of 56

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Home improvement loan lenders in Polk County

LenderApprovalApprovedTaken upTypical loanLoans made
1Veridian Credit Union87%1,310 / 1,51099%$55K1,300
2GREENSTATE Credit Union85%622 / 72992%$55K572
3Community Choice Credit Union78%400 / 511100%$55K400
4U.S. Bank National Association52%191 / 36697%$65K185
5Premier Credit Union100%172 / 172100%$55K172

Ranked by lending volume. Approval is the share of decided applications a lender approved; taken up is the share of approvals borrowers accepted. Lenders with fewer than 20 decisions are marked as a limited sample and never used for a “highest approval” claim.How the numbers work.

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