Pioneer Bank & Trust · South Dakota · 2025

Pioneer Bank & Trust in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pioneer Bank & Trust took 180 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #38 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.2% of them and denied 8.3% (10.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

180Applicationsin SD
10.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$49MVolume9 counties

Pioneer Bank & Trust in South Dakota vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-4.42 pts vs state
10.1%Decision denial rate-5.66 pts vs state
72.2%Origination rate+6.18 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$118kMedian applicant income
130Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315510511.0%#37
20241591244.4%#39
20251801308.3%#38

What Pioneer Bank & Trust lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 131 73% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 22 12% · 13.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 9% · 29.4% denied
Home improvement 6 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 2% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 153 85% · 7.2% denied
FHA 12 7% · 16.7% denied
VA 14 8% · 14.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Pioneer Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lawrence County 72515 6.9%
Pennington County 52385 9.6%
Meade County 27201 3.7%
Butte County 19133 15.8%
Harding County 550 0.0%
Minnehaha County 210 0.0%
Hyde County 110 0.0%
Custer County 101 100.0%
Lincoln 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: 180 applications in 2025, of which 130 were originated and 15 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 10.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Pioneer Bank & Trust'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