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F&A Federal Credit Union

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F&A Federal Credit Union has 168 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
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Sound
3/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
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 42.10 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees

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Report Card

F&A Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 42.1 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
157 loans · 0.42% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
Jumbo
11 loans · 0.40% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
112 loans · 0.45% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
Refinance
56 loans · 0.36% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 4 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume157
Mix93.5%
Spread
-0.423%Below
Fees
$85Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume11
Mix6.5%
Spread
-0.397%Below
Fees
$0Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume112
Mix66.7%
Spread
-0.449%Below
Fees
$86Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume56
Mix33.3%
Spread
-0.362%Below
Fees
$65Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
168
Applications
196
Volume
$95 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.421%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$79
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
85.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$570,476
Avg Borrower Income
$238,619
Avg Property Value
$881,131

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
markets with activity
States Served
18
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

18Full-year 2024 · HMDA
18 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 100100+None
Northeast2
MEMA
Midwest2
INOH
South4
ARFLOKTX
West10
AZCACOIDMTNVORUTWAWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Eric Polk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 55Mix 32.74% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Volume 23Mix 13.69% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
Volume 27Mix 16.07% of portfolio
55/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 126Mix 75.00% of portfolio
65/100
Strong

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.