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Carolina One Mortgage

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We analyzed every closed loan from Carolina One Mortgage 515 loans across 709 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
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Exceptional
5/5
Regional · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Carolina One Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+23.5 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
336 loans · 0.21% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
87 loans · 0.62% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
77 loans · 0.26% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
15 loans · 0.76% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
497 loans · 0.24% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
18 loans · 0.11% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 3 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume336
Mix65.2%
Spread
+0.212%Above
Fees
$2,863Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume87
Mix16.9%
Spread
+0.618%Above
Fees
$3,981Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume77
Mix15.0%
Spread
-0.257%Below
Fees
$3,238Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume15
Mix2.9%
Spread
+0.755%Above
Fees
$3,131Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume497
Mix96.5%
Spread
+0.240%Above
Fees
$3,099Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume18
Mix3.5%
Spread
+0.111%Above
Fees
$3,323Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
515
Applications
709
Volume
$186 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.235%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,107
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
72.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$361,699
Avg Borrower Income
$133,757
Avg Property Value
$472,223

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
2
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional
5/5

States with Loan Originations

2Full-year 2024 · HMDA
2 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050+None
South2
GASC

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 408Mix 79.22% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
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Augusta, GA-SCMetro
Volume 66Mix 12.82% of portfolio
74/100
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

South Carolina
South Carolina
1
South CarolinaState
Volume 470Mix 91.26% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
Georgia
Georgia
2
GeorgiaState
Volume 45Mix 8.74% of portfolio
54/100
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.