Gateway First Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 199 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #32 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.4% of them and denied 4.5% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

199Applicationsin SD
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$37MVolume9 counties

Gateway First Bank in South Dakota vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-8.23 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-10.03 pts vs state
74.4%Origination rate+8.33 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
148Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234323335.6%6.50%#15
20241871394.8%6.25%#36
20251991484.5%6.25%#32

What Gateway First Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 159 80% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 16 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 10% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 2% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 132 66% · 6.1% denied
FHA 34 17% · 2.9% denied
VA 26 13% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Collateral 4 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 44%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pennington County 73493 4.1%
Meade County 54481 1.9%
Lawrence County 32241 3.1%
Butte County 26200 0.0%
Custer County 842 25.0%
Fall River County 211 50.0%
Faulk County 210 0.0%
Lyman County 110 0.0%
Hughes County 101 100.0%

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: 199 applications in 2025, of which 148 were originated and 9 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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