First National Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

First National Bank took 247 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #26 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.5% of them and denied 8.9% (10.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

247Applicationsin SD
10.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$225,000Median loanstate $225,000
$54MVolume29 counties

First National Bank in South Dakota vs the state

8.9%Denial rate-3.84 pts vs state
10.4%Decision denial rate-5.35 pts vs state
76.5%Origination rate+10.48 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$99kMedian applicant income
189Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231701275.9%6.88%#35
20242151539.3%#28
20252471898.9%#26

What First National Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 172 70% · 8.7% denied
Refinance 43 17% · 7.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 9% · 13.0% denied
Home improvement 5 2% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 191 77% · 8.9% denied
FHA 37 15% · 8.1% denied
VA 17 7% · 11.8% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 41%
Credit history 6 27%
Other 3 14%
Collateral 2 9%
Employment history 2 9%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most First National Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Beadle County 76629 11.8%
Pennington County 54434 7.4%
Hughes County 35252 5.7%
Meade County 17121 5.9%
Lawrence County 1251 8.3%
Kingsbury County 972 22.2%
Butte County 541 20.0%
Stanley County 430 0.0%
Sully County 440 0.0%
Davison County 320 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: 247 applications in 2025, of which 189 were originated and 22 denied.

8.9% of all applications, or 10.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First National 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