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Liberty First Credit Union

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Liberty First Credit Union has 223 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers 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
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

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Report Card

Liberty First Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Rates 2.0 bps below market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
170 loans · 0.01% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
FHA
31 loans · 0.16% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
22 loans · 0.38% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
164 loans · 0.11% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
59 loans · 0.18% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 3 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume170
Mix76.2%
Spread
+0.005%Above
Fees
$1,921Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume31
Mix13.9%
Spread
+0.160%Above
Fees
$1,508Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume22
Mix9.9%
Spread
-0.381%Below
Fees
$1,151Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume164
Mix73.5%
Spread
-0.110%Below
Fees
$1,660Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume59
Mix26.5%
Spread
+0.181%Above
Fees
$1,991Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
223
Applications
364
Volume
$49 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.020%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,762
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
61.3%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$222,578
Avg Borrower Income
$100,700
Avg Property Value
$285,852

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
2
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

2Full-year 2024 · HMDA
2 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 200200+None
Midwest2
NESD

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 168Mix 75.34% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
2© Katrina Wiese · CC BY-SA 2.0
Omaha, NE, NE-IAMetro
Volume 27Mix 12.11% of portfolio
57/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Nebraska
Nebraska
1
NebraskaState
Volume 222Mix 99.55% of portfolio
82/100
Exceptional

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.