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Key Mortgage Services

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We analyzed every closed loan from Key Mortgage Services 1.3k 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
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

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Report Card

Key Mortgage Services performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+34.9 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
1,166 loans · 0.34% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
92 loans · 0.59% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
37 loans · 0.09% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
22 loans · 0.37% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
1,260 loans · 0.36% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
57 loans · 0.20% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
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
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume1,166
Mix88.5%
Spread
+0.344%Above
Fees
$1,749Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume92
Mix7.0%
Spread
+0.587%Above
Fees
$1,844Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume37
Mix2.8%
Spread
-0.086%Below
Fees
$1,439Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume22
Mix1.7%
Spread
+0.371%Above
Fees
$1,495Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume1,260
Mix95.7%
Spread
+0.356%Above
Fees
$1,750Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume57
Mix4.3%
Spread
+0.204%Above
Fees
$1,606Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,317
Applications
1,811
Volume
$441 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.349%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,744
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
72.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$335,319
Avg Borrower Income
$147,916
Avg Property Value
$427,901

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
markets with activity
States Served
10
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional
5/5

States with Loan Originations

10Full-year 2024 · HMDA
10 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–2020+None
Midwest5
ILINMIOHWI
South2
FLTX
West3
AZCOWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 967Mix 73.42% of portfolio
90/100
Exceptional
Volume 168Mix 12.76% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
Volume 117Mix 8.88% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Illinois
Illinois
1
IllinoisState
Volume 1,273Mix 96.66% of portfolio
91/100
Exceptional
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
2
WisconsinState
Volume 15Mix 1.14% of portfolio
42/100
Sound
Indiana
Indiana
3
IndianaState
Volume 14Mix 1.06% of portfolio
40/100
Acceptable

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.