Guaranteed Rate · South Dakota · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 280 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #25 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.8% of them and denied 8.9% (12.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

280Applicationsin SD
12.3%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.50%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$51MVolume34 counties

Guaranteed Rate in South Dakota vs the state

8.9%Denial rate-3.82 pts vs state
12.3%Decision denial rate-3.41 pts vs state
61.8%Origination rate-4.25 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
173Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232201455.0%6.75%#29
20242401895.0%6.53%#27
20252801738.9%6.38%#25

What Guaranteed Rate lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 175 63% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 39 14% · 5.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 14% · 7.5% denied
Home improvement 10 4% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 16 6% · 43.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 172 61% · 9.9% denied
FHA 64 23% · 7.8% denied
VA 43 15% · 7.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 32%
Credit history 6 24%
Incomplete application 6 24%
Collateral 5 20%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 58354 6.9%
Brookings County 56452 3.6%
Lincoln County 34196 17.6%
Codington County 21191 4.8%
Yankton County 1381 7.7%
Pennington County 1363 23.1%
Brown County 1161 9.1%
Union County 751 14.3%
Grant County 731 14.3%
Hamlin County 620 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: 280 applications in 2025, of which 173 were originated and 25 denied.

8.9% of all applications, or 12.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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