First Federal Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 8 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #143 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

8Applicationsin SD
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
5.81%Median ratestate 6.50%
$375,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.6MVolume6 counties

First Federal Bank in South Dakota vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-12.75 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-15.73 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-16.04 pts vs state
5.81%Median rate-0.69 pts vs state
-0.75Rate spread (pts)-0.94 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
4Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023660.0%6.13%#153
202417100.0%6.13%#100
2025840.0%5.81%#143

What First Federal Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 63% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 25% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 13% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 63% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 38% · 0.0% denied

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 320 0.0%
Pennington County 100 0.0%
Meade County 100 0.0%
Fall River County 110 0.0%
Lincoln County 100 0.0%
Custer County 110 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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 4 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 5.81%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank'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