Broker Solutions · South Dakota · 2025

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

Broker Solutions took 193 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #34 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.2% of them and denied 16.6% (43.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

193Applicationsin SD
43.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$8.1MVolume44 counties

Broker Solutions in South Dakota vs the state

16.6%Denial rate+3.83 pts vs state
43.2%Decision denial rate+27.51 pts vs state
20.2%Origination rate-45.83 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.98Rate spread (pts)+0.79 pts vs state
$66kMedian applicant income
39Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023702310.0%6.75%#56
20241303422.3%6.99%#44
20251933916.6%6.63%#34

What Broker Solutions lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 13% · 15.4% denied
Refinance 26 13% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 92 48% · 17.4% denied
Home improvement 15 8% · 6.7% denied
Other / HELOC 34 18% · 26.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 56 29% · 10.7% denied
FHA 126 65% · 19.1% denied
VA 11 6% · 18.2% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Credit history 20 63%
Collateral 6 19%
Insufficient cash 4 13%
Other 2 6%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Broker Solutions applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pennington County 3856 15.8%
Minnehaha County 3365 15.2%
Lawrence County 1141 9.1%
Custer County 701 14.3%
Lincoln County 711 14.3%
Meade County 731 14.3%
Fall River County 701 14.3%
Hughes County 601 16.7%
Davison County 521 20.0%
McPherson County 401 25.0%

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: 193 applications in 2025, of which 39 were originated and 32 denied.

16.6% of all applications, or 43.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Broker Solutions originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Broker Solutions'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