USAA Federal Savings Bank · South Dakota · 2025

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

USAA Federal Savings Bank took 81 mortgage applications in South Dakota in 2025, ranking #60 of 386 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.4% of them and denied 27.2% (36.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.8%.

81Applicationsin SD
36.1%Decision denial ratestate 15.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume27 counties

USAA Federal Savings Bank in South Dakota vs the state

27.2%Denial rate+14.41 pts vs state
36.1%Decision denial rate+20.34 pts vs state
44.4%Origination rate-21.60 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
36Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in South Dakota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231056416.2%6.25%#43
2024794020.3%6.25%#54
2025813627.2%6.50%#60

What USAA Federal Savings Bank lends in South Dakota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 68 84% · 22.1% denied
Refinance 3 4% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 11% · 55.6% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 25% · 15.0% denied
VA 61 75% · 31.2% denied

Why it denied South Dakota applicants

Incomplete application 11 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 23%
Collateral 3 14%
Other 2 9%
Insufficient cash 1 5%

Where in South Dakota

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pennington County 1957 36.8%
Minnehaha County 1161 9.1%
Lawrence County 824 50.0%
Meade County 622 33.3%
Brown County 513 60.0%
Lincoln County 430 0.0%
Clay County 311 33.3%
Hughes County 220 0.0%
McCook County 211 50.0%
Custer County 211 50.0%

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: 81 applications in 2025, of which 36 were originated and 22 denied.

27.2% of all applications, or 36.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The South Dakota statewide average across all lenders was 12.8%.

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

About this data. Figures are USAA 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