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Golden Empire Mortgage

Independent Mortgage CompanySacramento, CAHQDirectReviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from Golden Empire Mortgage 2.7k loans across 4k 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
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 23 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,846)

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Report Card

Golden Empire Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+37.5 bps above market avg
1/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
1,380 loans · 0.34% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
FHA
1,050 loans · 0.54% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
VA
179 loans · 0.25% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
50 loans · 0.40% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
2,385 loans · 0.38% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
279 loans · 0.32% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 24 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,380
Mix51.8%
Spread
+0.340%Above
Fees
$4,806Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume1,050
Mix39.4%
Spread
+0.542%Above
Fees
$5,235Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume179
Mix6.7%
Spread
-0.249%Below
Fees
$3,937Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume50
Mix1.9%
Spread
+0.404%Above
Fees
$1,695Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume2,385
Mix89.5%
Spread
+0.384%Above
Fees
$5,093Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume279
Mix10.5%
Spread
+0.321%Above
Fees
$3,429Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
2,664
Applications
3,628
Volume
$1 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.375%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,846
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
73.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$455,983
Avg Borrower Income
$156,489
Avg Property Value
$563,071

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
23
markets with activity
States Served
12
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

12Full-year 2024 · HMDA
12 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020–100100+None
Midwest3
ILINMO
South3
FLTNTX
West6
AZCACONVORWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 415Mix 15.58% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 141Mix 5.29% of portfolio
97/100
Exceptional
3© Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0
Bakersfield, CAMetro
Volume 305Mix 11.45% of portfolio
89/100
Exceptional
Volume 331Mix 12.42% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
5© Lan56 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Oxnard, CAMetro
Volume 157Mix 5.89% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
Volume 329Mix 12.35% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
7© Eric Polk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 217Mix 8.15% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Volume 62Mix 2.33% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Volume 36Mix 1.35% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
10© Sricklef · CC BY 4.0
San Luis Obispo, CAMetro
Volume 46Mix 1.73% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 23 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 2,371Mix 89.00% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
Oregon
Oregon
2
OregonState
Volume 102Mix 3.83% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
3
TexasState
Volume 118Mix 4.43% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
Missouri
Missouri
4
MissouriState
Volume 24Mix 0.90% of portfolio
45/100
Sound
Nevada
Nevada
5
NevadaState
Volume 15Mix 0.56% of portfolio
42/100
Sound
Arizona
Arizona
6
ArizonaState
Volume 17Mix 0.64% 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.