First Bank & Trust · South Dakota · 2025

First Bank & Trust in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bank & Trust took 1,320 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #3 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.6% of them and denied 11.2% (13.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

1.3kApplicationsin SD
13.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$175,000Median loanstate $225,000
$213MVolume34 counties

First Bank & Trust in South Dakota vs the state

11.2%Denial rate-1.54 pts vs state
13.1%Decision denial rate-2.60 pts vs state
73.6%Origination rate+7.60 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
972Loans originated
148Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,31291711.6%6.50%#2
20241,37398011.1%6.75%#3
20251,32097211.2%6.63%#3

What First Bank & Trust lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 765 58% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 190 14% · 9.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 2% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 219 17% · 14.6% denied
Other / HELOC 118 9% · 20.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,156 88% · 10.1% denied
FHA 113 9% · 23.0% denied
VA 41 3% · 9.8% denied
USDA / RHS 10 1% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 90 61%
Credit history 44 30%
Collateral 10 7%
Other 3 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most First Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 36326736 9.9%
Brookings County 29621429 9.8%
Lincoln County 19114321 11.0%
Codington County 108927 6.5%
Grant County 967410 10.4%
Lake County 45358 17.8%
Deuel County 31194 12.9%
Clay County 27195 18.5%
Kingsbury County 26176 23.1%
Hamlin County 23202 8.7%

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%
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%
First Interstate BankD 61526.2%8.25%

Frequently asked questions

South Dakota: 1,320 applications in 2025, of which 972 were originated and 148 denied.

11.2% of all applications, or 13.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans First Bank & Trust originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Bank & Trust'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