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First State Mortgage Services

Independent Mortgage CompanyMendota, ILHQDirectReviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from First State Mortgage Services 1.2k 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
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 8 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
USDA Superstar
USDA
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 USDA loans

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Report Card

First State Mortgage Services performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+35.9 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
984 loans · 0.34% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
FHA
132 loans · 0.71% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
65 loans · 0.05% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
65 loans · 0.52% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
1,157 loans · 0.37% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
90 loans · 0.28% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 9 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume984
Mix78.9%
Spread
+0.339%Above
Fees
$1,483Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume132
Mix10.6%
Spread
+0.714%Above
Fees
$1,186Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume65
Mix5.2%
Spread
-0.046%Below
Fees
$834Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume65
Mix5.2%
Spread
+0.517%Above
Fees
$994Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume1,157
Mix92.8%
Spread
+0.366%Above
Fees
$1,474Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume90
Mix7.2%
Spread
+0.285%Above
Fees
$793Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,247
Applications
1,463
Volume
$296 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.359%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,418
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
85.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$237,991
Avg Borrower Income
$116,569
Avg Property Value
$295,978

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
8
markets with activity
States Served
23
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

23Full-year 2024 · HMDA
23 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–100100+None
Midwest10
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South10
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West3
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Yahala · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bloomington, ILMetro
Volume 580Mix 46.51% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 108Mix 8.66% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
3© Steve · CC BY-SA 2.0
Milwaukee, WIMetro
Volume 92Mix 7.38% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 37Mix 2.97% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
Volume 86Mix 6.90% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
6© Dan · CC BY 2.0
Decatur, ILMetro
Volume 19Mix 1.52% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 26Mix 2.09% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 10Mix 0.80% of portfolio
41/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Illinois
Illinois
1
IllinoisState
Volume 1,052Mix 84.36% of portfolio
89/100
Exceptional
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
2
WisconsinState
Volume 116Mix 9.30% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
Nebraska
Nebraska
3
NebraskaState
Volume 10Mix 0.80% of portfolio
40/100
Acceptable
Tennessee
Tennessee
4
TennesseeState
Volume 11Mix 0.88% of portfolio
37/100
Acceptable
Indiana
Indiana
5
IndianaState
Volume 10Mix 0.80% of portfolio
37/100
Acceptable

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.