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Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union

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Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union has 42 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers 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
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Single State · 1 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

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Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Rates 24.7 bps below market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
29 loans · 0.22% below market
Mediocre
Bottom 20% of lenders
1/5
Jumbo
13 loans · 0.39% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
35 loans · 0.19% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Single State · 1 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Mediocre
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume29
Mix69.0%
Spread
-0.220%Below
Fees
$2,805Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume13
Mix31.0%
Spread
-0.389%Below
Fees
$2,988Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume35
Mix83.3%
Spread
-0.187%Below
Fees
$2,749Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
42
Applications
54
Volume
$40 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.247%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,834
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
77.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$959,286
Avg Borrower Income
$334,738
Avg Property Value
$1,351,667

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
1
markets with activity
States Served
1
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

1Full-year 2024 · HMDA
1 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
West1
CA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

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Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 33Mix 78.57% of portfolio
63/100
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 42Mix 100.00% of portfolio
58/100
Sound

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.