Service First Federal Credit Union · South Dakota · 2025

Service First Federal Credit Union in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Service First Federal Credit Union took 181 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #37 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.4% of them and denied 6.6% (7.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

181Applicationsin SD
7.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$41MVolume12 counties

Service First Federal Credit Union in South Dakota vs the state

6.6%Denial rate-6.12 pts vs state
7.8%Decision denial rate-7.89 pts vs state
77.4%Origination rate+11.31 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$93kMedian applicant income
140Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232021606.9%#32
20241921586.8%#35
20251811406.6%#37

What Service First Federal Credit Union lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 127 70% · 2.4% denied
Refinance 44 24% · 11.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 4 2% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 2% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 121 67% · 5.0% denied
FHA 51 28% · 11.8% denied
VA 9 5% · 0.0% denied

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Service First Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 1269711 8.7%
Lincoln County 37271 2.7%
Union County 330 0.0%
Moody County 310 0.0%
Turner County 330 0.0%
Lake County 220 0.0%
Hanson County 220 0.0%
Douglas County 110 0.0%
Brookings County 110 0.0%
Hutchinson 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: 181 applications in 2025, of which 140 were originated and 12 denied.

6.6% of all applications, or 7.8% 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 Service First Federal Credit Union'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