Cortrust Mortgage · South Dakota · 2025

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

Cortrust Mortgage took 298 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #24 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.9% of them and denied 5.4% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

298Applicationsin SD
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$61MVolume38 counties

Cortrust Mortgage in South Dakota vs the state

5.4%Denial rate-7.38 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-9.20 pts vs state
76.9%Origination rate+10.81 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
229Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232551888.2%6.50%#24
20242602163.5%6.25%#23
20252982295.4%6.13%#24

What Cortrust Mortgage lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 227 76% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 38 13% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 31 10% · 9.7% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 244 82% · 5.7% denied
FHA 38 13% · 5.3% denied
VA 10 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 44%
Credit history 5 31%
Collateral 4 25%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Cortrust Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 68571 1.5%
Davison County 44334 9.1%
Yankton County 41332 4.9%
Lincoln County 38272 5.3%
Brown County 35281 2.9%
Clay County 1181 9.1%
Hanson County 740 0.0%
Bon Homme County 530 0.0%
Day County 430 0.0%
Miner County 420 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: 298 applications in 2025, of which 229 were originated and 16 denied.

5.4% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Cortrust Mortgage originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Cortrust Mortgage'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