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We analyzed every closed loan from Guardian Savings Bank 1.2k loans across 2k 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
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Exceptional
5/5
Multi-Region · 3 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
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 Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Guardian Savings Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+16.3 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
1,080 loans · 0.16% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
90 loans · 0.32% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
18 loans · 0.57% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
19 loans · 0.14% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
881 loans · 0.19% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
331 loans · 0.09% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 4 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,080
Mix89.1%
Spread
+0.161%Above
Fees
$1,275Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume90
Mix7.4%
Spread
+0.317%Above
Fees
$211Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume18
Mix1.5%
Spread
-0.573%Below
Fees
$154Credit
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume19
Mix1.6%
Spread
+0.143%Above
Fees
$162Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume881
Mix72.7%
Spread
+0.189%Above
Fees
$1,119Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume331
Mix27.3%
Spread
+0.094%Above
Fees
$1,300Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,212
Applications
1,651
Volume
$382 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.163%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,169
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
73.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$315,206
Avg Borrower Income
$146,085
Avg Property Value
$466,625

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
markets with activity
States Served
12
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional
5/5

States with Loan Originations

12Full-year 2024 · HMDA
12 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020–500500+None
Midwest3
ILINOH
South9
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 765Mix 63.12% of portfolio
98/100
Exceptional
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Lexington, KYMetro
Volume 289Mix 23.84% of portfolio
96/100
Exceptional
3© Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, KY-INMetro
Volume 48Mix 3.96% of portfolio
61/100
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Kentucky
Kentucky
1
KentuckyState
Volume 756Mix 62.38% of portfolio
92/100
Exceptional
Ohio
Ohio
2
OhioState
Volume 405Mix 33.42% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
3
IndianaState
Volume 26Mix 2.15% of portfolio
46/100
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.