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Mechanics Bank

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Mechanics Bank has 99 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Acceptable
2/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Single State · 4 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 19.00 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees

Things to Think About

  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

Mechanics Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Rates 19.0 bps below market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
57 loans · 0.00% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
Jumbo
42 loans · 0.44% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
67 loans · 0.12% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
Refinance
32 loans · 0.34% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Single State · 4 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Mediocre
Volume57
Mix57.6%
Spread
-0.003%Below
Fees
$689Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume42
Mix42.4%
Spread
-0.441%Below
Fees
$683Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume67
Mix67.7%
Spread
-0.121%Below
Fees
$852Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume32
Mix32.3%
Spread
-0.341%Below
Fees
$322Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
99
Applications
172
Volume
$100 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.190%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$686
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
57.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$1,019,646
Avg Borrower Income
$371,727
Avg Property Value
$1,622,576

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
4
markets with activity
States Served
1
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

1Full-year 2024 · HMDA
1 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
West1
CA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 12Mix 12.12% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Volume 19Mix 19.19% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
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San Francisco, CAMetro
Volume 13Mix 13.13% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Volume 10Mix 10.10% of portfolio
45/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 99Mix 100.00% of portfolio
65/100
Strong

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.