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First International Bank & Trust

BankWatford City, NDDirect

We analyzed every closed loan from First International Bank Trust 924 loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Exceptional
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 6 mkts
Safe Rate Awards💎FHA ChampionConventional SuperstarVA SuperstarPurchase SuperstarRefinance Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

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

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First International Bank & Trust performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
+0.9 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% 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
Jumbo
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-Regional7 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
68073.6%
+0.028%Above
$2,000Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
15416.7%
+0.097%Above
$1,508Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
636.8%
-0.632%Below
$2,751Fees
Jumbo Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
192.1%
+0.305%Above
$6,737Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
81087.7%
+0.097%Above
$2,104Fees
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
11412.3%
-0.440%Below
$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
States Served
21
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
Fargo, ND, ND-MNMSA
Volume: 176Mix: 19.05%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Minot, ND, NDMSA
Volume: 89Mix: 9.63%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
Sioux Falls, SD, SD-MNMSA
Volume: 206Mix: 22.29%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
4
Bismarck, ND, NDMSA
Volume: 97Mix: 10.50%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
5
Grand Forks, ND, ND-MNMSA
Volume: 42Mix: 4.55%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
Phoenix, AZMSA
Volume: 46Mix: 4.98%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
NDState
Volume: 470Mix: 50.87%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
SDState
Volume: 261Mix: 28.25%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
MNState
Volume: 100Mix: 10.82%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
AZState
Volume: 51Mix: 5.52%of portfolio
Place
Sound

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.