Mortgage lender · Sioux Falls, SD · LEI 549300KJ8PAJ7E52HG32

Plains Commerce Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Plains Commerce Bank earns a B, better than most large mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 70th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.23 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 64th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

20kApplications2025
61.9%Originatedof applications
10.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.5BLoan volume51 states

Plains Commerce Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

6.9%Denial rate (all applications)-11.06 pts vs national
10.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.56 pts vs national
61.9%Origination rate+3.88 pts vs national
31.0%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.23Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.02 pts vs national
$335,000Median loan amount
$8,189Median total loan costs
$114kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
15High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

70th10.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

64th0.23 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

18th31.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

56th2.44% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202322,03013,4922.5%3.9%6.63%$4.4B
202423,09313,6053.1%5.0%6.63%$4.5B
202520,19612,5046.9%10.0%6.50%$4.5B

What Plains Commerce Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 17,505 87% · 6.5% denied
Refinance 1,454 7% · 6.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,034 5% · 11.0% denied
Home improvement 51 0% · 11.8% denied
Other / HELOC 152 1% · 23.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13,193 65% · 6.1% denied
FHA 5,218 26% · 10.1% denied
VA 1,616 8% · 3.4% denied
USDA / RHS 169 1% · 9.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 432 manufactured homes, 365 investment properties.

Why Plains Commerce Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1,397 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 692 50%
Credit history 267 19%
Collateral 182 13%
Unverifiable information 144 10%
Other 47 3%
Employment history 38 3%
Insufficient cash 19 1%
Incomplete application 7 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Plains Commerce Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k95547430.3%
$50k – $100k7,1204,42012.5%
$100k – $150k5,3543,4128.3%
$150k – $250k4,3312,7755.2%
Over $250k2,1001,2554.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251,6761,09111.4%
25–346,6664,3527.9%
35–445,4683,30510.3%
45–543,2551,88812.4%
55–641,9561,16111.9%
65–7486251111.4%
Over 742771637.9%

Where Plains Commerce Bank lends

51 states and 1,487 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida3,1241,83910.9%6.50%#65
South Dakota2,2801,5705.5%6.25%#1
Arizona1,9851,2035.9%6.38%#40
Texas1,7831,0368.2%6.63%#112
Utah1,4059344.4%6.50%#23
Colorado7564843.6%6.38%#77
Georgia6514074.5%6.50%#127
Minnesota5973778.5%6.63%#71
Nebraska5463577.9%6.38%#30
California5293044.4%6.50%#255
North Carolina4552983.7%6.63%#148
Virginia4122139.7%6.50%#127
Washington4022527.2%6.63%#120
Iowa3202138.8%6.63%#69
Nevada2971807.4%6.38%#76
Michigan2931675.8%6.63%#174
Alabama2821825.7%6.50%#128
Oregon2821842.1%6.50%#93
Tennessee26213610.3%6.50%#179
Missouri2531518.3%6.63%#156
Pennsylvania2511635.6%6.63%#245
South Carolina2411495.4%6.50%#165
Illinois2391318.0%6.38%#224
Ohio2301326.5%6.69%#218
Kentucky1841342.7%6.63%#152
Indiana1801166.1%6.50%#212
Wyoming1801105.0%6.38%#35
New Jersey170867.1%6.62%#212
Idaho163983.1%6.38%#94
Maryland163988.6%6.63%#182
Wisconsin1571092.6%6.63%#186
New Mexico144926.3%6.50%#89
Hawaii143796.3%6.38%#41
Montana142929.9%6.50%#53
Kansas1197010.1%6.63%#149
Arkansas94587.5%6.56%#154
Louisiana92566.5%6.50%#186
Oklahoma55323.6%6.50%#246
Massachusetts53357.6%6.63%#316
New Hampshire51327.8%6.43%#128
Delaware44332.3%6.63%#127
Vermont34272.9%6.75%#65
Alaska28170.0%6.50%#74
North Dakota281510.7%6.50%#93
West Virginia23170.0%6.49%#191
Mississippi17823.5%6.38%#254
New York17629.4%6.19%#423
Connecticut15826.7%6.50%#335
Maine11627.3%6.25%#211
Rhode Island860.0%6.63%#208
District of Columbia6216.7%7.31%#231

Frequently asked questions

Plains Commerce Bank denied 10.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 70th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Plains Commerce Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 49.5% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Plains Commerce Bank originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.23 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 87% of its applications were for home purchases, 12% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 65% conventional, 26% FHA, 8% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Plains Commerce Bank. Data sources · Methodology