First PREMIER Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

First PREMIER Bank took 1,389 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #2 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.8% of them and denied 11.7% (14.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

1.4kApplicationsin SD
14.4%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$224MVolume34 counties

First PREMIER Bank in South Dakota vs the state

11.7%Denial rate-1.01 pts vs state
14.4%Decision denial rate-1.37 pts vs state
67.8%Origination rate+1.78 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$105kMedian applicant income
942Loans originated
163Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,21376213.6%7.00%#4
20241,34686615.5%7.39%#4
20251,38994211.7%6.88%#2

What First PREMIER Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 708 51% · 10.2% denied
Refinance 301 22% · 11.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 90 6% · 25.6% denied
Home improvement 189 14% · 10.1% denied
Other / HELOC 101 7% · 15.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,151 83% · 9.6% denied
FHA 190 14% · 26.3% denied
VA 43 3% · 4.7% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Credit history 66 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 63 39%
Collateral 14 9%
Other 11 7%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Employment history 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most First PREMIER Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 72047091 12.6%
Lincoln County 25118315 6.0%
Codington County 105875 4.8%
Lake County 61486 9.8%
Hamlin County 45295 11.1%
Turner County 22132 9.1%
Moody County 21162 9.5%
Clay County 16105 31.3%
Union County 1575 33.3%
Brookings County 15121 6.7%

Other large lenders in South Dakota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Plains Commerce BankB 2,2805.5%6.25%
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%
First Interstate BankD 61526.2%8.25%

Frequently asked questions

South Dakota: 1,389 applications in 2025, of which 942 were originated and 163 denied.

11.7% of all applications, or 14.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans First PREMIER Bank originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First PREMIER 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