Sofi Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

Sofi Bank took 121 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #52 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.1% of them and denied 5.8% (14.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

121Applicationsin SD
14.9%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
7.93%Median ratestate 6.50%
$95,000Median loanstate $225,000
$6.6MVolume24 counties

Sofi Bank in South Dakota vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-6.96 pts vs state
14.9%Decision denial rate-0.84 pts vs state
33.1%Origination rate-32.98 pts vs state
7.93%Median rate+1.43 pts vs state
2.36Rate spread (pts)+2.18 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
40Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310210.0%7.56%#118
2024291017.2%7.00%#82
2025121405.8%7.93%#52

What Sofi Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 11% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 18% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 82 68% · 8.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 114 94% · 6.1% denied
FHA 6 5% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Collateral 3 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%
Other 1 14%
Incomplete application 1 14%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most Sofi Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Minnehaha County 2890 0.0%
Pennington County 2292 9.1%
Lincoln County 1161 9.1%
Brown County 1022 20.0%
Meade County 711 14.3%
Lawrence County 600 0.0%
Codington County 520 0.0%
Union County 520 0.0%
Brookings County 530 0.0%
Clay County 420 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: 121 applications in 2025, of which 40 were originated and 7 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 14.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans Sofi Bank originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 7.93%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Sofi Bank'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