American Financial Network · South Dakota · 2025

American Financial Network in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financial Network took 5 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #178 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.0% of them and denied 40.0% (66.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

5Applicationsin SD
66.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$205kVolume3 counties

American Financial Network in South Dakota vs the state

40.0%Denial rate+27.25 pts vs state
66.7%Decision denial rate+50.94 pts vs state
20.0%Origination rate-46.04 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
1.88Rate spread (pts)+1.69 pts vs state
$51kMedian applicant income
1Loans originated
2Denied

What American Financial Network lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 80% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 20% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1 20% · 100.0% denied
FHA 2 40% · 50.0% denied
VA 2 40% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 100%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most American Financial Network applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 202 100.0%
Meade County 200 0.0%
McCook County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in South Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Plains Commerce BankB 2,2805.5%6.25%
First PREMIER BankC 1,38911.7%6.88%
First Bank & TrustC 1,32011.2%6.63%
Black Hills Federal Credit UnionD 1,22323.0%7.75%
Rocket MortgageC 1,02716.9%6.75%
CMG MortgageA 9192.3%6.38%
BankwestF 78614.0%7.25%
First Dakota National BankA 6904.6%6.50%
Levo Federal Credit UnionB 6446.8%7.50%
U.S. BankD 63724.0%6.99%

Frequently asked questions

South Dakota: 5 applications in 2025, of which 1 were originated and 2 denied.

40.0% of all applications, or 66.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans American Financial Network originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are American Financial Network's own HMDA filing for properties located in South Dakota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology