Newrez · South Dakota · 2025

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

Newrez took 347 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #19 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.7% of them and denied 19.3% (30.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

347Applicationsin SD
30.7%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$54MVolume36 counties

Newrez in South Dakota vs the state

19.3%Denial rate+6.56 pts vs state
30.7%Decision denial rate+15.00 pts vs state
42.7%Origination rate-23.39 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
148Loans originated
67Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231143627.2%6.44%#41
20242018118.4%6.25%#33
202534714819.3%6.25%#19

What Newrez lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 95 27% · 12.6% denied
Refinance 119 34% · 17.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 132 38% · 25.8% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 163 47% · 22.1% denied
FHA 58 17% · 36.2% denied
VA 125 36% · 7.2% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 27 40%
Collateral 16 24%
Credit history 10 15%
Unverifiable information 6 9%
Other 5 7%
Employment history 2 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 1004419 19.0%
Pennington County 753712 16.0%
Lincoln County 33187 21.2%
Meade County 2463 12.5%
Lawrence County 1793 17.6%
Codington County 1014 40.0%
Beadle County 930 0.0%
Union County 823 37.5%
Butte County 712 28.6%
Davison County 530 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: 347 applications in 2025, of which 148 were originated and 67 denied.

19.3% of all applications, or 30.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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