Bankwest · South Dakota · 2025

Bankwest in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bankwest took 786 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #7 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.9% of them and denied 14.0% (18.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

786Applicationsin SD
18.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$115MVolume61 counties

Bankwest in South Dakota vs the state

14.0%Denial rate+1.24 pts vs state
18.2%Decision denial rate+2.48 pts vs state
62.9%Origination rate-3.19 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.57Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
494Loans originated
110Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202370241920.9%7.60%#7
202476748118.1%7.75%#6
202578649414.0%7.25%#7

What Bankwest lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 577 73% · 12.8% denied
Refinance 42 5% · 7.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 70 9% · 11.4% denied
Home improvement 60 8% · 26.7% denied
Other / HELOC 37 5% · 24.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 692 88% · 14.0% denied
FHA 66 8% · 15.2% denied
VA 7 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 21 3% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 47 43%
Credit history 43 39%
Insufficient cash 7 6%
Other 6 5%
Employment history 4 4%
Collateral 3 3%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Bankwest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hughes County 15011112 8.0%
Pennington County 1086516 14.8%
Minnehaha County 703418 25.7%
Lawrence County 39213 7.7%
Davison County 36322 5.6%
Stanley County 35187 20.0%
Meade County 28173 10.7%
Lincoln County 25107 28.0%
Lake County 22182 9.1%
Gregory County 1774 23.5%

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%
First Dakota National BankA 6904.6%6.50%
Levo Federal Credit UnionB 6446.8%7.50%
U.S. BankD 63724.0%6.99%
First Interstate BankD 61526.2%8.25%

Frequently asked questions

South Dakota: 786 applications in 2025, of which 494 were originated and 110 denied.

14.0% of all applications, or 18.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Bankwest originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Bankwest'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