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ESSA Bank & Trust has 343 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
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 4 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance

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Report Card

ESSA Bank & Trust performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
+26.3 bps above market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
325 loans · 0.26% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
18 loans · 0.37% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
319 loans · 0.24% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
24 loans · 0.41% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 5 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume325
Mix94.8%
Spread
+0.256%Above
Fees
$182Credit
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume18
Mix5.2%
Spread
+0.371%Above
Fees
$618Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume319
Mix93.0%
Spread
+0.242%Above
Fees
$234Credit
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume24
Mix7.0%
Spread
+0.407%Above
Fees
$573Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
343
Applications
443
Volume
$110 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.263%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$-130
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
77.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$322,930
Avg Borrower Income
$158,431
Avg Property Value
$430,802

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
4
markets with activity
States Served
2
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

2Full-year 2024 · HMDA
2 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010+None
Northeast2
NJPA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Paul Leiby · CC BY 3.0
Allentown, PA-NJMetro
Volume 86Mix 25.07% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
2© 颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Philadelphia, PAMetro
Volume 86Mix 25.07% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Volume 58Mix 16.91% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
4© Dough4872 · Public domain
Montgomery County, PAMetro
Volume 11Mix 3.21% of portfolio
43/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 332Mix 96.79% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
New Jersey
New Jersey
2
New JerseyState
Volume 11Mix 3.21% of portfolio
41/100
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.