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Central Bank & Trust Company has 332 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 3 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 8.90 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Central Bank & Trust Company performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 8.9 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
292 loans · 0.11% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
16 loans · 0.20% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
19 loans · 0.07% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
296 loans · 0.12% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
36 loans · 0.12% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 4 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume292
Mix88.0%
Spread
-0.108%Below
Fees
$431Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume16
Mix4.8%
Spread
+0.202%Above
Fees
$223Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume19
Mix5.7%
Spread
+0.072%Above
Fees
$194Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume296
Mix89.2%
Spread
-0.115%Below
Fees
$413Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume36
Mix10.8%
Spread
+0.118%Above
Fees
$327Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
332
Applications
417
Volume
$124 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.089%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$403
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
79.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$373,795
Avg Borrower Income
$207,696
Avg Property Value
$505,693

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
markets with activity
States Served
8
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

8Full-year 2024 · HMDA
8 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
Midwest2
INOH
South5
FLKYNCSCTN
West1
CO

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© J654567 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lexington, KYMetro
Volume 220Mix 66.27% of portfolio
96/100
Exceptional
2© Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, KY-INMetro
Volume 22Mix 6.63% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Volume 21Mix 6.33% of portfolio
52/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Kentucky
Kentucky
1
KentuckyState
Volume 321Mix 96.69% of portfolio
85/100
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.