United Shore Financial Services · South Dakota · 2025

United Shore Financial Services in South Dakota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Shore Financial Services took 563 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #15 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.7% of them and denied 9.4% (10.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

563Applicationsin SD
10.8%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$142MVolume41 counties

United Shore Financial Services in South Dakota vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-3.34 pts vs state
10.8%Decision denial rate-4.94 pts vs state
75.7%Origination rate+9.63 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.10Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
426Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233182717.9%6.63%#20
20244133349.2%6.25%#15
20255634269.4%6.13%#15

What United Shore Financial Services lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 270 48% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 172 31% · 8.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 121 21% · 21.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 276 49% · 8.7% denied
FHA 133 24% · 15.8% denied
VA 152 27% · 5.3% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Collateral 18 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 15 28%
Insufficient cash 9 17%
Credit history 6 11%
Other 4 8%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in South Dakota

Counties with the most United Shore Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pennington County 1611393 1.9%
Minnehaha County 1137616 14.2%
Meade County 59484 6.8%
Lawrence County 49374 8.2%
Lincoln County 37257 18.9%
Butte County 27193 11.1%
Davison County 18122 11.1%
Yankton County 1575 33.3%
Brown County 1292 16.7%
Union County 631 16.7%

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: 563 applications in 2025, of which 426 were originated and 53 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 10.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in South Dakota in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are United Shore Financial Services'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