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Cardinal Financial Company

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Cardinal Financial Company's 11.7k closed loans and 16k applications, benchmarked against peer lenders across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
National · 49 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar
USDA Superstar
USDA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • High volume lender with significant market experience
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and Jumbo and USDA loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Cardinal Financial Company performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+46.7 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
5,420 loans · 0.45% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
FHA
4,893 loans · 0.60% above market
Exceptional
Top 10% of lenders
5/5
VA
1,164 loans · 0.05% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Jumbo
104 loans · 0.35% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
108 loans · 0.65% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
9,856 loans · 0.53% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
1,833 loans · 0.19% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
National · 50 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume5,420
Mix46.4%
Spread
+0.451%Above
Fees
$3,654Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume4,893
Mix41.9%
Spread
+0.603%Above
Fees
$3,230Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,164
Mix10.0%
Spread
-0.052%Below
Fees
$3,581Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume104
Mix0.9%
Spread
+0.354%Above
Fees
$2,401Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume108
Mix0.9%
Spread
+0.651%Above
Fees
$1,916Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume9,856
Mix84.3%
Spread
+0.525%Above
Fees
$3,552Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,833
Mix15.7%
Spread
+0.187%Above
Fees
$3,069Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
11,689
Applications
16,061
Volume
$4 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.467%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,469
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
72.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$344,991
Avg Borrower Income
$129,537
Avg Property Value
$414,660

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
49
markets with activity
States Served
51
Includes Washington, DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

51Full-year 2024 · HMDANationwide · all 50 states and DC
51 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020–100100–200200–500500+None
Northeast9
CTMEMANHNJNYPARIVT
Midwest12
IAILINKSMIMNMONDNEOHSDWI
South17
ALARDCDEFLGAKYLAMDMSNCOKSCTNTXVAWV
West13
AKAZCACOHIIDMTNMNVORUTWAWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 270Mix 2.31% of portfolio
97/100
Exceptional
Volume 60Mix 0.51% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
Volume 209Mix 1.79% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
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Nassau County, NYMetro
Volume 495Mix 4.23% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
Volume 338Mix 2.89% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Volume 236Mix 2.02% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Volume 368Mix 3.15% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Volume 154Mix 1.32% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
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New York, NY-NJMetro
Volume 327Mix 2.80% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 49 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Texas
Texas
1
TexasState
Volume 2,225Mix 19.03% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
New York
New York
2
New YorkState
Volume 870Mix 7.44% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
Florida
Florida
3
FloridaState
Volume 1,310Mix 11.21% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
4
IndianaState
Volume 641Mix 5.48% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Nevada
Nevada
5
NevadaState
Volume 279Mix 2.39% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Tennessee
Tennessee
6
TennesseeState
Volume 418Mix 3.58% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
7
WisconsinState
Volume 364Mix 3.11% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
New Jersey
New Jersey
8
New JerseyState
Volume 336Mix 2.87% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Virginia
Virginia
9
VirginiaState
Volume 355Mix 3.04% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
Minnesota
Minnesota
10
MinnesotaState
Volume 347Mix 2.97% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 45 states

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.