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Directions Equity

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We analyzed every closed loan from Directions Equity 1.2k loans across 2k 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
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 9 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

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Report Card

Directions Equity performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+22.8 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
298 loans · 0.41% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
FHA
520 loans · 0.33% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
355 loans · 0.67% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
1,138 loans · 0.23% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
40 loans · 0.17% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 10 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume298
Mix25.3%
Spread
+0.411%Above
Fees
$4,057Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume520
Mix44.1%
Spread
+0.333%Above
Fees
$1,449Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume355
Mix30.1%
Spread
-0.666%Below
Fees
$2,350Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,138
Mix96.6%
Spread
+0.233%Above
Fees
$2,382Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume40
Mix3.4%
Spread
+0.173%Above
Fees
$4,021Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,178
Applications
1,578
Volume
$373 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.228%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,520
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
74.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$316,995
Avg Borrower Income
$117,332
Avg Property Value
$347,852

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
9
markets with activity
States Served
7
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

7Full-year 2024 · HMDA
7 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050+None
South5
FLMSNCTNTX
West2
CANM

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Medialecent · CC BY 4.0
San Antonio, TXMetro
Volume 703Mix 59.68% of portfolio
89/100
Exceptional
2© Mig Esc · CC BY 3.0
McAllen, TXMetro
Volume 145Mix 12.31% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
Volume 47Mix 3.99% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Volume 65Mix 5.52% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Volume 47Mix 3.99% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Volume 29Mix 2.46% of portfolio
60/100
Strong
Volume 30Mix 2.55% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Volume 15Mix 1.27% of portfolio
46/100
Sound
Volume 12Mix 1.02% of portfolio
41/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Texas
Texas
1
TexasState
Volume 1,125Mix 95.50% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
California
California
2
CaliforniaState
Volume 43Mix 3.65% of portfolio
48/100
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.