Mortgage lending in Buchanan County
549 mortgages were originated in Buchanan County, Iowa, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 549
- Median rate
- 6.740%
- Median lender fees
- $1,994
- Median loan amount
- $105,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.247
- Paid discount points
- 9.8%
- Received lender credits
- 17.9%
- Purchases / refinances
- 50.5% / 26.2%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 91.6% / 4.7% / 2.7%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 60.5% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Buchanan County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERIDIAN CREDIT UNION | 167 | $1,886 | 6.740% |
| GREENSTATE Credit Union | 69 | $1,864 | 6.875% |
| BankIowa of Cedar Rapids | 53 | — | — |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $105,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Buchanan County — not a rule of thumb.
From 332 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers