Fall River County, South Dakota · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Fall River County, SD: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

66 lenders acted on 334 mortgage applications for properties in Fall River County in 2025. 18.9% were denied (South Dakota: 12.8%). Median rate on closed loans 6.63%; median loan $195,000; median property value $315,000.

334Applications
18.9%Denial ratestate 12.8%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.50%
$195,000Median loan
$315,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Fall River County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Black Hills Federal Credit Union D 5532 18.2%7.37%
2 First Interstate Bank D 3016 40.0%8.50%
3 Black Hills Community Bank C 2417 8.3%
4 Rocket Mortgage C 2313 26.1%6.75%
5 Granite Bank B 1915 10.5%6.49%
6 AmeriSave Mortgage D 132 76.9%6.50%
7 CMG Mortgage A 1211 0.0%6.63%
8 Mortgage Research Center C 114 0.0%6.19%
9 Plains Commerce Bank B 107 10.0%6.63%
10 New Day Financial F 93 0.0%6.49%
11 Pennymac Loan Services C 73 14.3%5.50%
12 Broker Solutions D 70 14.3%
13 Bankwest F 64 16.7%7.88%
14 Lakeview Loan Servicing C 52 20.0%6.25%

What Fall River County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 144 43% · 9.7% denied
Refinance 53 16% · 17.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 65 19% · 27.7% denied
Home improvement 29 9% · 37.9% denied
Other / HELOC 43 13% · 25.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 226 68% · 22.1% denied
FHA 40 12% · 17.5% denied
VA 62 19% · 9.7% denied
USDA / RHS 6 2% · 0.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 20 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 15 24%
Collateral 12 19%
Incomplete application 11 17%
Other 3 5%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Fall River County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202327716015.9%6.99%$175,000
202429817717.8%7.38%$155,000
202533419218.9%6.63%$195,000

Frequently asked questions

18.9% of applications in Fall River County were denied in 2025, against 12.8% statewide in South Dakota.

Black Hills Federal Credit Union, with 55 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 18.2%.

The median mortgage application in Fall River County in 2025 was for $195,000; the median property value on originated loans was $315,000.