First International Bank & Trust · South Dakota · 2025

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

First International Bank & Trust took 610 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #13 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.5% of them and denied 4.1% (4.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

610Applicationsin SD
4.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$156MVolume32 counties

First International Bank & Trust in South Dakota vs the state

4.1%Denial rate-8.65 pts vs state
4.7%Decision denial rate-11.02 pts vs state
82.5%Origination rate+16.42 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$117kMedian applicant income
503Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233242479.0%6.75%#19
20244123197.5%6.50%#16
20256105034.1%6.50%#13

What First International Bank & Trust lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 408 67% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 72 12% · 2.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 7% · 8.9% denied
Home improvement 50 8% · 8.0% denied
Other / HELOC 35 6% · 17.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 481 79% · 4.4% denied
FHA 76 12% · 2.6% denied
VA 47 8% · 4.3% denied
USDA / RHS 6 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 16 64%
Credit history 7 28%
Employment history 1 4%
Collateral 1 4%

Where in South Dakota

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 33727813 3.9%
Lincoln County 1771489 5.1%
Yankton County 16111 6.3%
Union County 960 0.0%
Codington County 761 14.3%
Lake County 651 16.7%
Turner County 530 0.0%
McCook County 440 0.0%
Pennington County 440 0.0%
Clay County 430 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: 610 applications in 2025, of which 503 were originated and 25 denied.

4.1% of all applications, or 4.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are First International 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