Dubuque
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 20220
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Dubuque ranks #377 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Dubuque metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Dubuque Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 20220) recorded 3,587 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 2,468 of those and denied others at a rate of 13.2%, for an approval (origination) rate of 68.8%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $162,669 at an average note rate of 7.18%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Dupaco Community Credit Union, Midwestone Bank, Greenstate Credit Union lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Dubuque ranks #48 by denial rate (the 89th percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 117 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Dubuque denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 13.2% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $162,669 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Dubuque
In Dubuque, lead originator Dupaco Community Credit Union funded 40.2% of 2,468 originated loans, above the fleet's upper tercile (~12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 62.2% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Dubuque's 13.2% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Dubuque's 3,587 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Dubuque's $162,669 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Dubuque metro
Dupaco Community Credit Union funded 992 of the 2,468 loans originated here, 40.2% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dupaco Community Credit Union | 992 | 1,209 | $123,925 | 40.2% |
| 2 | Midwestone Bank | 273 | 364 | $180,824 | 11.1% |
| 3 | Greenstate Credit Union | 269 | 358 | $158,156 | 10.9% |
| 4 | Fidelity Bank & Trust | 205 | 218 | $201,514 | 8.3% |
| 5 | Dutrac Community Credit Union | 74 | 84 | $162,024 | 3.0% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Dubuque borrowers.
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Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Dubuque page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.