The Federal Savings Bank · South Dakota · 2025

The Federal Savings Bank in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Federal Savings Bank took 50 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #70 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.0% of them and denied 8.0% (12.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

50Applicationsin SD
12.9%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$10MVolume20 counties

The Federal Savings Bank in South Dakota vs the state

8.0%Denial rate-4.75 pts vs state
12.9%Decision denial rate-2.83 pts vs state
54.0%Origination rate-12.04 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.17 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328153.6%6.25%#81
2024341214.7%6.00%#79
202550278.0%6.25%#70

What The Federal Savings Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 20% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 12% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 64% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 12% · 0.0% denied
FHA 5 10% · 0.0% denied
VA 39 78% · 10.3% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Collateral 2 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%
Incomplete application 1 25%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most The Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pennington County 1762 11.8%
Minnehaha County 1052 20.0%
Yankton County 320 0.0%
Custer County 220 0.0%
Davison County 200 0.0%
Brown County 210 0.0%
Roberts County 110 0.0%
Codington County 110 0.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Sully 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: 50 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 4 denied.

8.0% of all applications, or 12.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are The Federal Savings 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