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We analyzed every closed loan from First Bank 636 loans across 793 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Regional · 12 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

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

First Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
+5.9 bps above market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
579 loans · 0.09% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
16 loans · 0.07% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
VA
12 loans · 0.67% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
22 loans · 0.52% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
573 loans · 0.06% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
63 loans · 0.07% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 13 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume579
Mix91.0%
Spread
+0.092%Above
Fees
$1,251Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume16
Mix2.5%
Spread
+0.071%Above
Fees
$1,507Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume12
Mix1.9%
Spread
-0.674%Below
Fees
$697Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume22
Mix3.5%
Spread
+0.515%Above
Fees
$137Credit

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume573
Mix90.1%
Spread
+0.056%Above
Fees
$1,196Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume63
Mix9.9%
Spread
+0.068%Above
Fees
$1,255Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
636
Applications
793
Volume
$217 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.059%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,210
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
80.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$341,635
Avg Borrower Income
$138,876
Avg Property Value
$527,358

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
12
markets with activity
States Served
3
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

3Full-year 2024 · HMDA
3 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050+None
South3
NCSCVA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

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Wilmington, NCMetro
Volume 112Mix 17.61% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
Volume 45Mix 7.08% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
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Asheville, NCMetro
Volume 64Mix 10.06% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
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Charlotte, NC-SCMetro
Volume 59Mix 9.28% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Volume 38Mix 5.97% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Volume 35Mix 5.50% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Volume 25Mix 3.93% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Volume 15Mix 2.36% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Volume 19Mix 2.99% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
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Jacksonville, NCMetro
Volume 15Mix 2.36% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 12 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

North Carolina
North Carolina
1
North CarolinaState
Volume 591Mix 92.92% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
South Carolina
South Carolina
2
South CarolinaState
Volume 44Mix 6.92% of portfolio
56/100
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.