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First Bank & Trust

BankBrookings, SDDirect

We analyzed every closed loan from First Bank Trust 698 loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 2 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarFHA SuperstarVA SuperstarPurchase SuperstarRefinance Superstar

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What They Do Well

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

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Report Card

First Bank & Trust performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
Rates 12.9 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
USDA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional3 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
52274.8%
-0.112%Below
$3,023Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
11316.2%
+0.012%Above
$2,078Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
385.4%
-0.659%Below
$2,618Fees
USDA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
213.0%
-0.403%Below
$895Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
63691.1%
-0.125%Below
$2,841Fees
Refinance
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
628.9%
-0.166%Below
$2,596Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
698
Applications
1,051
Volume
$203 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.129%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,818
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
66.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$291,218
Avg Borrower Income
$139,278
Avg Property Value
$391,562

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
States Served
16
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Strong

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Sioux Falls, SD, SD-MNMSA
Volume: 297Mix: 42.55%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Minneapolis, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 62Mix: 8.88%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
SDState
Volume: 550Mix: 78.80%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
MNState
Volume: 124Mix: 17.77%of portfolio
Place
Strong

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use a weighted average of scores across equally-weighted categories to evaluate lenders on a linear, raw performance scale.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Product
Specialization in the loan type (33%)
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Champion(80%+ = 24-30 points)
Superstar(60-79% = 18-23 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 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
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.