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Member First Mortgage

Independent Mortgage CompanyGrand Rapids, MIHQWholesaleReviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from Member First Mortgage 1.0k 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
Acceptable
2/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Near-National · 20 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

Member First Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+23.4 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
701 loans · 0.13% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
234 loans · 0.60% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
40 loans · 0.26% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
26 loans · 0.26% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
762 loans · 0.24% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
248 loans · 0.22% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 21 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume701
Mix69.4%
Spread
+0.128%Above
Fees
$2,383Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume234
Mix23.2%
Spread
+0.596%Above
Fees
$1,997Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume40
Mix4.0%
Spread
+0.256%Above
Fees
$1,478Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume26
Mix2.6%
Spread
-0.263%Below
Fees
$2,746Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume762
Mix75.4%
Spread
+0.240%Above
Fees
$2,322Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume248
Mix24.6%
Spread
+0.219%Above
Fees
$2,116Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,010
Applications
2,327
Volume
$322 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.234%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,271
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
43.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$319,495
Avg Borrower Income
$137,931
Avg Property Value
$426,980

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
20
markets with activity
States Served
38
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

38Full-year 2024 · HMDA
38 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020–5050–100100+None
Northeast5
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Midwest7
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South16
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West10
AKCACOIDMTNMNVORWAWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 59Mix 5.84% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Volume 72Mix 7.13% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
3© Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, KY-INMetro
Volume 33Mix 3.27% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
Volume 33Mix 3.27% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 15Mix 1.49% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
7© Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marietta, GAMetro
Volume 29Mix 2.87% of portfolio
54/100
Sound
Volume 33Mix 3.27% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Volume 36Mix 3.56% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Volume 20Mix 1.98% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 20 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Michigan
Michigan
1
MichiganState
Volume 170Mix 16.83% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Washington
Washington
2
WashingtonState
Volume 102Mix 10.10% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
Georgia
Georgia
3
GeorgiaState
Volume 122Mix 12.08% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
4
TexasState
Volume 154Mix 15.25% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
5
IndianaState
Volume 84Mix 8.32% of portfolio
60/100
Sound
Illinois
Illinois
6
IllinoisState
Volume 68Mix 6.73% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Kentucky
Kentucky
7
KentuckyState
Volume 39Mix 3.86% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
8
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 43Mix 4.26% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
New Jersey
New Jersey
9
New JerseyState
Volume 34Mix 3.37% of portfolio
51/100
Sound
Alaska
Alaska
10
AlaskaState
Volume 16Mix 1.58% of portfolio
46/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 16 states

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.