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Flat Branch Mortgage

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Flat Branch Mortgage's 13.3k closed loans and 16k applications, benchmarked 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 · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Near-National · 40 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
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar
USDA Superstar
USDA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • High volume lender with significant market experience
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and Jumbo and USDA loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

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Report Card

Flat Branch Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+40.1 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
7,772 loans · 0.30% above market
Exceptional
Top 10% of lenders
5/5
FHA
3,206 loans · 0.81% above market
Exceptional
Top 10% of lenders
5/5
VA
1,405 loans · 0.00% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Jumbo
28 loans · 0.18% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
924 loans · 0.56% above market
Exceptional
Top 5% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
12,433 loans · 0.41% above market
Exceptional
Top 10% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
902 loans · 0.27% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 41 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
Volume7,772
Mix58.3%
Spread
+0.300%Above
Fees
$1,475Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume3,206
Mix24.0%
Spread
+0.812%Above
Fees
$1,832Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume1,405
Mix10.5%
Spread
+0.003%Above
Fees
$1,690Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume28
Mix0.2%
Spread
+0.182%Above
Fees
$574Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume924
Mix6.9%
Spread
+0.556%Above
Fees
$1,271Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume12,433
Mix93.2%
Spread
+0.413%Above
Fees
$1,558Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume902
Mix6.8%
Spread
+0.266%Above
Fees
$1,706Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
13,335
Applications
16,404
Volume
$3 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.401%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,570
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
81.3%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$230,175
Avg Borrower Income
$101,143
Avg Property Value
$272,809

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
40
markets with activity
States Served
32
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

32Full-year 2024 · HMDA
32 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–100100–200200–1,0001,000+None
Northeast1
PA
Midwest10
IAILINKSMIMNMONEOHWI
South13
ALARFLGAKYLAMSNCOKSCTNTXVA
West8
AZCACOIDMTNMUTWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© AbeEzekowitz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Joplin, MO, MO-KSMetro
Volume 989Mix 7.42% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
2© Matt Turner · CC BY 2.0
Springfield, MOMetro
Volume 636Mix 4.77% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 482Mix 3.61% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
4© Katherine Dowler · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jefferson City, MOMetro
Volume 424Mix 3.18% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 287Mix 2.15% of portfolio
99/100
Exceptional
Volume 243Mix 1.82% of portfolio
96/100
Exceptional
Volume 1,380Mix 10.35% of portfolio
95/100
Exceptional
8© Kbh3rd · CC BY 4.0
Cape Girardeau, MO, MO-ILMetro
Volume 85Mix 0.64% of portfolio
94/100
Exceptional
Volume 275Mix 2.06% of portfolio
93/100
Exceptional
Volume 592Mix 4.44% of portfolio
90/100
Exceptional
Showing 10 of 40 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Missouri
Missouri
1
MissouriState
Volume 6,598Mix 49.48% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Kansas
Kansas
2
KansasState
Volume 1,496Mix 11.22% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
3
OklahomaState
Volume 1,194Mix 8.95% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
Arkansas
Arkansas
4
ArkansasState
Volume 1,087Mix 8.15% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
Illinois
Illinois
5
IllinoisState
Volume 1,599Mix 11.99% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
Texas
Texas
6
TexasState
Volume 547Mix 4.10% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Iowa
Iowa
7
IowaState
Volume 229Mix 1.72% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
Colorado
Colorado
8
ColoradoState
Volume 159Mix 1.19% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Nebraska
Nebraska
9
NebraskaState
Volume 80Mix 0.60% of portfolio
60/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
10
IndianaState
Volume 132Mix 0.99% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 15 states

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.