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First Dakota National Bank

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We analyzed every closed loan from First Dakota National Bank 441 loans across 532 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 · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 10.80 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and USDA loans

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Report Card

First Dakota National Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 10.8 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
373 loans · 0.09% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
35 loans · 0.02% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
13 loans · 0.54% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
USDA
14 loans · 0.56% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
366 loans · 0.12% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
75 loans · 0.07% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 3 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume373
Mix84.6%
Spread
-0.093%Below
Fees
$1,004Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume35
Mix7.9%
Spread
-0.020%Below
Fees
$752Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume13
Mix2.9%
Spread
-0.536%Below
Fees
$852Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume14
Mix3.2%
Spread
-0.561%Below
Fees
$215Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume366
Mix83.0%
Spread
-0.116%Below
Fees
$1,036Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume75
Mix17.0%
Spread
-0.070%Below
Fees
$1,029Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
441
Applications
532
Volume
$147 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.108%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,035
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
82.9%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$335,295
Avg Borrower Income
$178,018
Avg Property Value
$489,308

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
9
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

9Full-year 2024 · HMDA
9 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
Midwest6
IAMNNDNESDWI
South1
FL
West2
AZCO

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 219Mix 49.66% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
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Sioux City, IAMetro
Volume 14Mix 3.17% of portfolio
45/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

South Dakota
South Dakota
1
South DakotaState
Volume 409Mix 92.74% of portfolio
91/100
Exceptional

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.