Home improvement loan lenders in South Dakota
Fat Boy Data analyzed home improvement loan activity in South Dakota to show which lenders are making these loans, how often they approve, how often borrowers accept the offer, and how much they typically finance. 2,235 applications were decided by 72 lenders between 2023 and 2025.
South Dakota at a glance
How South Dakota compares
What the data shows
Black Hills Federal Credit Union made the most home improvement loans in South Dakota, 443 of them.
That is 28% of every home improvement loan originated here, so this market is unusually concentrated in one lender.
Bluestone Federal Credit Union approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 93% of 45.
Lenders approved 76.5% of home improvement loan applications in South Dakota, 13.8 percentage points above the the United States rate of 62.7%.
The typical home improvement loan here is $55K, 27% smaller than the the United States typical of $75K.
Only 2 lenders here typically write at or below $35K: Navy Federal Credit Union, Dacotah Bank.
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Home improvement loan lenders in South Dakota
| Lender | Approval | Approved | Taken up | Typical loan | Loans made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Hills Federal Credit Union | 79% | 476 / 600 | 93% | $55K | 443 |
| 2 | First PREMIER Bank | 85% | 234 / 275 | 95% | $55K | 223 |
| 3 | First Interstate Bank | 69% | 140 / 202 | 94% | $55K | 132 |
| 4 | U.S. Bank National Association | 54% | 80 / 147 | 96% | $85K | 77 |
| 5 | Plains Commerce Bank | 89% | 109 / 123 | 100% | $55K | 109 |
Ranked by lending volume. Approval is the share of decided applications a lender approved; taken up is the share of approvals borrowers accepted. Lenders with fewer than 20 decisions are marked as a limited sample and never used for a “highest approval” claim.How the numbers work.
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