Farm Credit Mid-America · South Dakota · 2025

Farm Credit Mid-America in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Farm Credit Mid-America took 143 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #46 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.6% of them and denied 12.6% (15.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

143Applicationsin SD
15.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.50%
$345,000Median loanstate $225,000
$36MVolume42 counties

Farm Credit Mid-America in South Dakota vs the state

12.6%Denial rate-0.16 pts vs state
15.7%Decision denial rate-0.08 pts vs state
63.6%Origination rate-2.40 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.33 pts vs state
$169kMedian applicant income
91Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231248213.7%7.13%#39
202415010314.7%7.13%#41
20251439112.6%7.00%#46

What Farm Credit Mid-America lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 102 71% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 27 19% · 14.8% denied
Home improvement 8 6% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 143 100% · 12.6% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 14 78%
Insufficient cash 2 11%
Other 1 6%
Credit history 1 6%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Farm Credit Mid-America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 1052 20.0%
Codington County 10100 0.0%
Brown County 960 0.0%
Spink County 740 0.0%
Yankton County 750 0.0%
Turner County 751 14.3%
Union County 732 28.6%
Brookings County 531 20.0%
Meade County 522 40.0%
Beadle County 421 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: 143 applications in 2025, of which 91 were originated and 18 denied.

12.6% of all applications, or 15.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Farm Credit Mid-America originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Farm Credit Mid-America'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