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First Columbia Bank & Trust Co.

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First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. has 309 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Single State · 2 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

  • Offers rates 24.70 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and USDA loans

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Report Card

First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Rates 24.7 bps below market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
286 loans · 0.25% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
17 loans · 0.18% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
278 loans · 0.26% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
31 loans · 0.16% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Single State · 3 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume286
Mix92.6%
Spread
-0.247%Below
Fees
$754Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume17
Mix5.5%
Spread
-0.177%Below
Fees
$1,332Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume278
Mix90.0%
Spread
-0.257%Below
Fees
$802Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume31
Mix10.0%
Spread
-0.163%Below
Fees
$586Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
309
Applications
358
Volume
$71 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.247%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$778
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
86.3%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$231,505
Avg Borrower Income
$128,851
Avg Property Value
$299,790

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
1
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

1Full-year 2024 · HMDA
1 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
Northeast1
PA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 85Mix 27.51% of portfolio
98/100
Exceptional
Volume 17Mix 5.50% of portfolio
52/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 309Mix 100.00% of portfolio
80/100
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.