Granite Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

Granite Bank took 309 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #23 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.1% of them and denied 8.4% (10.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

309Applicationsin SD
10.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$62MVolume22 counties

Granite Bank in South Dakota vs the state

8.4%Denial rate-4.34 pts vs state
10.2%Decision denial rate-5.53 pts vs state
74.1%Origination rate+8.07 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
229Loans originated
26Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20242111686.2%6.38%#29
20253092298.4%6.25%#23

What Granite Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 281 91% · 7.8% denied
Refinance 18 6% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 3% · 22.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 174 56% · 10.3% denied
FHA 79 26% · 7.6% denied
VA 51 17% · 3.9% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 50%
Credit history 5 19%
Collateral 3 12%
Employment history 3 12%
Unverifiable information 2 8%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Granite Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pennington County 19114415 7.9%
Lawrence County 27172 7.4%
Meade County 20170 0.0%
Fall River County 19152 10.5%
Butte County 16120 0.0%
Custer County 741 14.3%
Hughes County 632 33.3%
Minnehaha County 431 25.0%
Jackson County 302 66.7%
Clay County 330 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: 309 applications in 2025, of which 229 were originated and 26 denied.

8.4% of all applications, or 10.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Granite 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