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ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union

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We analyzed every closed loan from ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union 486 loans across 611 applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 4 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and VA loans

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ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Rates 4.1 bps below market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
452 loans · 0.03% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
30 loans · 0.16% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
338 loans · 0.01% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
148 loans · 0.12% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 5 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume452
Mix93.0%
Spread
-0.029%Below
Fees
$2,482Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume30
Mix6.2%
Spread
-0.162%Below
Fees
$1,041Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume338
Mix69.5%
Spread
-0.010%Below
Fees
$2,450Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume148
Mix30.5%
Spread
-0.124%Below
Fees
$2,317Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
486
Applications
611
Volume
$110 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.041%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,413
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
79.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$227,016
Avg Borrower Income
$119,422
Avg Property Value
$310,597

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
4
markets with activity
States Served
3
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

3Full-year 2024 · HMDA
3 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
Midwest1
MO
South2
AROK

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 280Mix 57.61% of portfolio
96/100
Exceptional
2© Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hot Springs, ARMetro
Volume 29Mix 5.97% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
3© Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fayetteville, ARMetro
Volume 62Mix 12.76% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
4© Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort Smith, AR, AR-OKMetro
Volume 26Mix 5.35% of portfolio
56/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Arkansas
Arkansas
1
ArkansasState
Volume 477Mix 98.15% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across the 5 Ps — Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, and Place — with lender promptness blending in as the fifth once a lender has responded to real shopper quote requests.

Our Point System (Max 50 Points)

10/ 50 pts
Pricing
How competitively a lender prices vs. the market benchmark (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Product
Performance on your specific loan type (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Pull Through
How reliably a lender closes the loans it starts (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Place
Depth of a lender's expertise in your local market (20%).
10/ 50 pts
Promptness
How quickly a lender answers real quote requests — blended in once they respond (20%).
Champion
Champion(80%+ = 40-50 points)
Superstar
Superstar(60-79% = 30-39 points)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.

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The 5 PsRankings are calculated from observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place, plus Promptness when a lender has answered real shopper quote requests.
No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.