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We analyzed every closed loan from First International Bank & Trust 924 loans across 1k 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
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 6 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Champion
FHA
Champion
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

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Report Card

First International Bank & Trust performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+0.9 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
680 loans · 0.03% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
154 loans · 0.10% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
63 loans · 0.63% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
19 loans · 0.30% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
810 loans · 0.10% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
114 loans · 0.44% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 7 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume680
Mix73.6%
Spread
+0.028%Above
Fees
$2,000Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume154
Mix16.7%
Spread
+0.097%Above
Fees
$1,508Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume63
Mix6.8%
Spread
-0.632%Below
Fees
$2,751Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume19
Mix2.1%
Spread
+0.305%Above
Fees
$6,737Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume810
Mix87.7%
Spread
+0.097%Above
Fees
$2,104Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume114
Mix12.3%
Spread
-0.440%Below
Fees
$1,600Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
924
Applications
1,111
Volume
$300 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.009%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,022
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
83.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$324,794
Avg Borrower Income
$154,803
Avg Property Value
$426,613

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
6
markets with activity
States Served
21
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

21Full-year 2024 · HMDA
21 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050–100100–200200+None
Midwest10
IAILINKSMNMONDNESDWI
South6
ALARFLGATNWV
West5
AZCOIDMTWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Ron Reiring · CC BY 2.0
Fargo, ND, ND-MNMetro
Volume 176Mix 19.05% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
Volume 89Mix 9.63% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
Volume 206Mix 22.29% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
Volume 97Mix 10.50% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
5© Bruce Nikle · Public domain
Grand Forks, ND, ND-MNMetro
Volume 42Mix 4.55% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
6© DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0
Phoenix, AZMetro
Volume 46Mix 4.98% of portfolio
55/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

North Dakota
North Dakota
1
North DakotaState
Volume 470Mix 50.87% of portfolio
91/100
Exceptional
South Dakota
South Dakota
2
South DakotaState
Volume 261Mix 28.25% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
Minnesota
Minnesota
3
MinnesotaState
Volume 100Mix 10.82% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Arizona
Arizona
4
ArizonaState
Volume 51Mix 5.52% of portfolio
55/100
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.