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Ascend Federal Credit Union

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We analyzed every closed loan from Ascend Federal Credit Union 477 loans across 767 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Exceptional
5/5
Regional · 1 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 69.30 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees

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Ascend Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 69.3 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
460 loans · 0.69% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
14 loans · 1.00% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
286 loans · 0.83% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
191 loans · 0.50% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 2 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume460
Mix96.4%
Spread
-0.690%Below
Fees
$574Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume14
Mix2.9%
Spread
-1.001%Below
Fees
$590Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume286
Mix60.0%
Spread
-0.826%Below
Fees
$621Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume191
Mix40.0%
Spread
-0.499%Below
Fees
$503Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
477
Applications
767
Volume
$149 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.693%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$573
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
62.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$313,679
Avg Borrower Income
$136,073
Avg Property Value
$456,027

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
1
markets with activity
States Served
5
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional
5/5

States with Loan Originations

5Full-year 2024 · HMDA
5 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
South5
ALFLGAKYTN

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 239Mix 50.10% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Tennessee
Tennessee
1
TennesseeState
Volume 457Mix 95.81% of portfolio
84/100
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.