First Western Bank & Trust · South Dakota · 2025

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

First Western Bank & Trust took 12 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #129 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

12Applicationsin SD
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$410,000Median loanstate $225,000
$19MVolume6 counties

First Western Bank & Trust 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
75.0%Origination rate+8.96 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$220kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312100.0%6.13%#114
2024660.0%7.43%#152
20251290.0%6.50%#129

What First Western Bank & Trust lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 92% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 83% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 17% · 0.0% denied

Where in South Dakota

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 660 0.0%
Grant County 210 0.0%
Davison County 110 0.0%
Roberts County 100 0.0%
Pennington County 100 0.0%
Lincoln 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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 9 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 Western Bank & Trust originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First Western 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