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Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corporation

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We analyzed every closed loan from Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corporation 2.3k loans across 3k 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 11 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Champion
Conventional
Champion
Purchase Champion
Purchase
Champion
Refinance Champion
Refinance
Champion
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
USDA Superstar
USDA
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 4.90 basis points below market average
  • 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

Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corporation performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 4.9 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
2,101 loans · 0.07% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
FHA
58 loans · 0.81% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
52 loans · 0.27% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
101 loans · 0.29% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
2,053 loans · 0.05% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
259 loans · 0.05% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 12 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume2,101
Mix90.9%
Spread
-0.071%Below
Fees
$1,305Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume58
Mix2.5%
Spread
+0.808%Above
Fees
$1,401Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume52
Mix2.2%
Spread
-0.273%Below
Fees
$159Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume101
Mix4.4%
Spread
+0.288%Above
Fees
$1,017Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume2,053
Mix88.8%
Spread
-0.049%Below
Fees
$1,310Fees
Refinance
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume259
Mix11.2%
Spread
-0.049%Below
Fees
$1,012Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
2,312
Applications
2,899
Volume
$517 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.049%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,276
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
79.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$224,040
Avg Borrower Income
$114,419
Avg Property Value
$306,644

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
11
markets with activity
States Served
10
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

10Full-year 2024 · HMDA
10 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–5050–200200+None
Midwest8
IAILKSMNMONESDWI
West2
AZCO

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 219Mix 9.47% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 500Mix 21.63% of portfolio
90/100
Exceptional
3© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sioux City, IAMetro
Volume 131Mix 5.67% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
4© Katrina Wiese · CC BY-SA 2.0
Omaha, NE, NE-IAMetro
Volume 96Mix 4.15% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
5© ABreiholz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cedar Rapids, IAMetro
Volume 80Mix 3.46% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 53Mix 2.29% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Volume 19Mix 0.82% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
8© Dirk · CC BY 2.0
Dubuque, IAMetro
Volume 29Mix 1.25% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
9© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Iowa City, IAMetro
Volume 26Mix 1.12% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Volume 26Mix 1.12% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 11 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Iowa
Iowa
1
IowaState
Volume 2,020Mix 87.37% of portfolio
94/100
Exceptional
Minnesota
Minnesota
2
MinnesotaState
Volume 159Mix 6.88% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
South Dakota
South Dakota
3
South DakotaState
Volume 50Mix 2.16% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Nebraska
Nebraska
4
NebraskaState
Volume 48Mix 2.08% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
5
WisconsinState
Volume 14Mix 0.61% of portfolio
40/100
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.