Except when inconsistent with Iowa Code chapter 524, this chapter applies to contested case proceedings conducted by the division of banking. Except as expressly provided in Iowa Code chapter 17A and these rules, the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply to contested case proceedings. However, upon application by a party, the division may permit the use of procedures provided for in the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure unless doing so would unreasonably complicate the proceedings or impose an undue hardship on a party.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 187-11.1