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Howard Hanna Financial Services

Independent Mortgage CompanyPittsburgh, PAHQDirectReviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from Howard Hanna Financial Services 4.1k loans across 5k 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
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 27 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

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Howard Hanna Financial Services performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+30.2 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
3,290 loans · 0.29% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
FHA
511 loans · 0.59% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
191 loans · 0.38% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
40 loans · 0.46% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
28 loans · 0.10% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
4,008 loans · 0.30% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
52 loans · 0.33% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 28 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume3,290
Mix81.0%
Spread
+0.294%Above
Fees
$2,318Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume511
Mix12.6%
Spread
+0.592%Above
Fees
$2,261Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume191
Mix4.7%
Spread
-0.381%Below
Fees
$1,833Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume40
Mix1.0%
Spread
+0.460%Above
Fees
$2,498Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume28
Mix0.7%
Spread
+0.100%Above
Fees
$1,575Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume4,008
Mix98.7%
Spread
+0.302%Above
Fees
$2,295Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume52
Mix1.3%
Spread
+0.325%Above
Fees
$2,004Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
4,060
Applications
5,039
Volume
$1 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.302%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,291
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
80.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$273,581
Avg Borrower Income
$129,458
Avg Property Value
$346,379

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
27
markets with activity
States Served
6
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

6Full-year 2024 · HMDA
6 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 200200–1,0001,000+None
Northeast1
PA
Midwest3
INMIOH
South2
NCSC

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Dan Gaken · CC BY 2.0
Pittsburgh, PAMetro
Volume 926Mix 22.81% of portfolio
98/100
Exceptional
Volume 828Mix 20.39% of portfolio
92/100
Exceptional
Volume 267Mix 6.58% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
4© chucka_nc · CC BY-SA 2.0
Asheville, NCMetro
Volume 112Mix 2.76% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
5© chucka_nc · CC BY-SA 2.0
Charlotte, NC-SCMetro
Volume 332Mix 8.18% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
6© TheWxResearcher · CC0
Indianapolis, INMetro
Volume 264Mix 6.50% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Volume 173Mix 4.26% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Volume 90Mix 2.22% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
Volume 66Mix 1.63% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Volume 63Mix 1.55% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 27 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Ohio
Ohio
1
OhioState
Volume 1,621Mix 39.93% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
2
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 1,179Mix 29.04% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
North Carolina
North Carolina
3
North CarolinaState
Volume 744Mix 18.33% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
4
IndianaState
Volume 289Mix 7.12% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
South Carolina
South Carolina
5
South CarolinaState
Volume 154Mix 3.79% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Michigan
Michigan
6
MichiganState
Volume 73Mix 1.80% of portfolio
54/100
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.