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Berkshire Bank

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We analyzed every closed loan from Berkshire Bank 693 loans across 918 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
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 10 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Jumbo Champion
Jumbo
Champion
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 16.50 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance

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Report Card

Berkshire Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 16.5 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
467 loans · 0.16% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
FHA
26 loans · 0.03% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
198 loans · 0.20% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
601 loans · 0.14% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
92 loans · 0.35% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 11 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume467
Mix67.4%
Spread
-0.158%Below
Fees
$927Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume26
Mix3.8%
Spread
-0.028%Below
Fees
$776Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume198
Mix28.6%
Spread
-0.195%Below
Fees
$1,044Credit

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume601
Mix86.7%
Spread
-0.136%Below
Fees
$537Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume92
Mix13.3%
Spread
-0.351%Below
Fees
$803Credit

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
693
Applications
918
Volume
$460 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.165%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$358
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
75.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$664,553
Avg Borrower Income
$280,971
Avg Property Value
$941,551

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
10
markets with activity
States Served
10
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

10Full-year 2024 · HMDA
10 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–2020–5050+None
Northeast8
CTMEMANHNYPARIVT
South2
FLSC

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 247Mix 35.64% of portfolio
82/100
Exceptional
Volume 143Mix 20.63% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Volume 41Mix 5.92% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
4© Macaolards · CC BY-SA 4.0
Providence, RI-MAMetro
Volume 32Mix 4.62% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
5© Matt Turner · CC BY 2.0
Springfield, MAMetro
Volume 25Mix 3.61% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Volume 22Mix 3.17% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
Volume 22Mix 3.17% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
Volume 15Mix 2.16% of portfolio
48/100
Sound
Volume 15Mix 2.16% of portfolio
46/100
Sound
10© John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
Barnstable Town, MAMetro
Volume 12Mix 1.73% of portfolio
44/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1
MassachusettsState
Volume 494Mix 71.28% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
New York
New York
2
New YorkState
Volume 80Mix 11.54% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
3
Rhode IslandState
Volume 27Mix 3.90% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
4
New HampshireState
Volume 25Mix 3.61% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Connecticut
Connecticut
5
ConnecticutState
Volume 31Mix 4.47% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Vermont
Vermont
6
VermontState
Volume 11Mix 1.59% of portfolio
43/100
Sound
Florida
Florida
7
FloridaState
Volume 12Mix 1.73% of portfolio
35/100
Acceptable

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.