New Day Financial · South Dakota · 2025

New Day Financial in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

New Day Financial took 135 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #47 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 28.9% of them and denied 23.7% (43.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

135Applicationsin SD
43.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume32 counties

New Day Financial in South Dakota vs the state

23.7%Denial rate+10.95 pts vs state
43.8%Decision denial rate+28.11 pts vs state
28.9%Origination rate-37.15 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.64Rate spread (pts)+0.45 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
39Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023821914.6%7.49%#51
20241102825.5%7.50%#48
20251353923.7%6.88%#47

What New Day Financial lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 19 14% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 105 78% · 29.5% denied
Other / HELOC 6 4% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

FHA 6 4% · 33.3% denied
VA 129 96% · 23.3% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Credit history 23 72%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 19%
Other 2 6%
Collateral 1 3%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most New Day Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pennington County 2277 31.8%
Minnehaha County 2066 30.0%
Lincoln County 1050 0.0%
Fall River County 930 0.0%
Codington County 803 37.5%
Butte County 631 16.7%
Meade County 621 16.7%
Moody County 404 100.0%
Brown County 401 25.0%
McPherson County 411 25.0%

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: 135 applications in 2025, of which 39 were originated and 32 denied.

23.7% of all applications, or 43.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans New Day Financial originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are New Day Financial'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