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Bennett County, South Dakota

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 46007
Households 920
Population 3,289

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Lenders reported 30 mortgage applications in Bennett County, South Dakota, for 2024, and originated 11 loans worth $1.2m.

That is 12.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 43.5 for South Dakota and 48.0 nationally.

Rates are withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Originations were about level with 2023.

30applications, 2024
11loans originated$1.2m
—denial rateSD 17.0% · US 24.3%
12.0originations per 1,000 householdsSD 43.5 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with South Dakota and the nation

MeasureThis countySouth DakotaUnited States
Denial rate—17.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp—0.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more—13.0%15.6%
Average originated loan—$256k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households12.043.548.0
Home purchase share of originations63.6%60.0%57.0%
FHA-insured share36.4%13.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%9.5%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 64% (7)Home improvement 9% (1)Refinancing 18% (2)Other purpose 9% (1)

By type

Conventional 64% (7)FHA 36% (4)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

016322022: 32 Applications2023: 22 Applications2024: 30 Applications2022: 21 Originations2023: 11 Originations2024: 11 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Bennett County, 2022–2024

This countySouth Dakota

0%8.5%17%202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Bennett County, SD?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Bennett County?

Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.

How many mortgages were originated in Bennett County in 2024?

11 loans totalling $1.2m, from 30 applications; 12.0 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 46007; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.