LoanUnited.com · South Dakota · 2025

LoanUnited.com in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

LoanUnited.com took 23 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #100 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 26.1% of them and denied 21.7% (45.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

23Applicationsin SD
45.5%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.9MVolume11 counties

LoanUnited.com in South Dakota vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+8.99 pts vs state
45.5%Decision denial rate+29.72 pts vs state
26.1%Origination rate-39.95 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.34Rate spread (pts)-0.52 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235120.0%5.50%#166
202523621.7%6.13%#100

What LoanUnited.com lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 13% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 20 87% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2 9% · 0.0% denied
FHA 12 52% · 25.0% denied
VA 9 39% · 22.2% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Credit history 3 60%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%
Unverifiable information 1 20%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most LoanUnited.com applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 931 11.1%
Lincoln County 320 0.0%
Moody County 202 100.0%
Lawrence County 200 0.0%
McCook County 101 100.0%
Pennington County 100 0.0%
Meade County 100 0.0%
Oglala Lakota County 100 0.0%
Clay County 100 0.0%
Butte 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: 23 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 5 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 45.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans LoanUnited.com originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are LoanUnited.com'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