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First Palmetto Bank

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We analyzed every closed loan from First Palmetto Bank 453 loans across 521 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 5 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and USDA loans

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Report Card

First Palmetto Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
+5.2 bps above market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
331 loans · 0.02% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
78 loans · 0.52% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
25 loans · 0.34% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
10 loans · 0.04% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
367 loans · 0.03% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
86 loans · 0.14% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 6 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume331
Mix73.1%
Spread
-0.017%Below
Fees
$1,090Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume78
Mix17.2%
Spread
+0.520%Above
Fees
$1,097Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume25
Mix5.5%
Spread
-0.339%Below
Fees
$1,033Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume10
Mix2.2%
Spread
-0.038%Below
Fees
$1,526Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume367
Mix81.0%
Spread
+0.032%Above
Fees
$1,115Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume86
Mix19.0%
Spread
+0.141%Above
Fees
$1,108Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
453
Applications
521
Volume
$140 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.052%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,114
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
86.9%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$309,238
Avg Borrower Income
$153,735
Avg Property Value
$415,706

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
5
markets with activity
States Served
7
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

7Full-year 2024 · HMDA
7 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010+None
Midwest1
OH
South6
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 290Mix 64.02% of portfolio
95/100
Exceptional
2© Spatms · CC BY-SA 4.0
Greenville, SCMetro
Volume 49Mix 10.82% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Volume 26Mix 5.74% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
4© James Willamor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Myrtle Beach, SCMetro
Volume 16Mix 3.53% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
5© c_live_lee · CC0
Augusta, GA-SCMetro
Volume 11Mix 2.43% of portfolio
44/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

South Carolina
South Carolina
1
South CarolinaState
Volume 432Mix 95.36% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
North Carolina
North Carolina
2
North CarolinaState
Volume 14Mix 3.09% of portfolio
41/100
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.