Figure Lending · South Dakota · 2025

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

Figure Lending took 146 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #44 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.4% of them and denied 34.9% (35.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

146Applicationsin SD
35.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
7.85%Median ratestate 6.50%
$55,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.1MVolume34 counties

Figure Lending in South Dakota vs the state

34.9%Denial rate+22.18 pts vs state
35.7%Decision denial rate+19.93 pts vs state
40.4%Origination rate-25.63 pts vs state
7.85%Median rate+1.35 pts vs state
1.72Rate spread (pts)+1.54 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
59Loans originated
51Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023873534.5%10.80%#46
2024702537.1%10.00%#60
20251465934.9%7.85%#44

What Figure Lending lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home improvement 44 30% · 34.1% denied
Other / HELOC 102 70% · 35.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 146 100% · 34.9% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Incomplete application 23 45%
Collateral 12 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 20%
Credit history 4 8%
Other 2 4%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Figure Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 28128 28.6%
Pennington County 1988 42.1%
Lincoln County 1563 20.0%
Codington County 832 25.0%
Butte County 724 57.1%
Lake County 614 66.7%
Hughes County 532 40.0%
Union County 420 0.0%
Brookings County 430 0.0%
Bon Homme County 402 50.0%

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: 146 applications in 2025, of which 59 were originated and 51 denied.

34.9% of all applications, or 35.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Figure Lending originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 7.85%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Figure Lending'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