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We analyzed every closed loan from Great Southern Bank 658 loans across 884 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 · 7 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

Great Southern Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
+8.8 bps above market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
536 loans · 0.10% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
57 loans · 0.17% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
34 loans · 0.35% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
22 loans · 0.32% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
557 loans · 0.08% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
101 loans · 0.12% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 8 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume536
Mix81.5%
Spread
+0.098%Above
Fees
$1,088Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume57
Mix8.7%
Spread
+0.167%Above
Fees
$1,039Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume34
Mix5.2%
Spread
-0.354%Below
Fees
$521Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume22
Mix3.3%
Spread
+0.315%Above
Fees
$1,160Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume557
Mix84.7%
Spread
+0.082%Above
Fees
$1,078Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume101
Mix15.3%
Spread
+0.122%Above
Fees
$952Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
658
Applications
884
Volume
$170 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.088%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,057
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
74.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$259,331
Avg Borrower Income
$137,992
Avg Property Value
$370,000

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
7
markets with activity
States Served
22
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

22Full-year 2024 · HMDA
22 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–2020–100100+None
Northeast3
CTMENH
Midwest7
IAILKSMNMONEOH
South8
ARFLKYLANCOKTNTX
West4
COHINMWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Matt Turner · CC BY 2.0
Springfield, MOMetro
Volume 278Mix 42.25% of portfolio
95/100
Exceptional
2© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sioux City, IAMetro
Volume 50Mix 7.60% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
Volume 79Mix 12.01% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
Volume 26Mix 3.95% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
5© Smallbones · CC0
Davenport, IA-ILMetro
Volume 19Mix 2.89% of portfolio
51/100
Sound
6© AbeEzekowitz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Joplin, MO, MO-KSMetro
Volume 17Mix 2.58% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
7© Lasse Fuss · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kansas City, MO, MO-KSMetro
Volume 17Mix 2.58% of portfolio
46/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Missouri
Missouri
1
MissouriState
Volume 461Mix 70.06% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
Iowa
Iowa
2
IowaState
Volume 129Mix 19.60% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Kansas
Kansas
3
KansasState
Volume 17Mix 2.58% of portfolio
47/100
Sound
Arkansas
Arkansas
4
ArkansasState
Volume 11Mix 1.67% 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.