BMO Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 92 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #57 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.3% of them and denied 27.2% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

92Applicationsin SD
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
8.68%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume22 counties

BMO Bank in South Dakota vs the state

27.2%Denial rate+14.42 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+17.60 pts vs state
53.3%Origination rate-12.78 pts vs state
8.68%Median rate+2.18 pts vs state
1.49Rate spread (pts)+1.31 pts vs state
$75kMedian applicant income
49Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023552930.9%7.74%#60
2024824428.1%8.54%#53
2025924927.2%8.68%#57

What BMO Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 23% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 32% · 24.1% denied
Home improvement 30 33% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 13% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 90 98% · 27.8% denied
FHA 2 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 52%
Credit history 7 28%
Collateral 3 12%
Unverifiable information 2 8%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clay County 19132 10.5%
Beadle County 1154 36.4%
Douglas County 934 44.4%
Pennington County 641 16.7%
Perkins County 622 33.3%
Charles Mix County 541 20.0%
Potter County 521 20.0%
Bennett County 422 50.0%
Minnehaha County 440 0.0%
Spink County 403 75.0%

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: 92 applications in 2025, of which 49 were originated and 25 denied.

27.2% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 8.68%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are BMO Bank'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