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M/I Financial

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We analyzed every closed loan from M/I Financial 6.6k loans across 8k 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
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 27 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,531)

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Report Card

M/I Financial performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
Rates 14.0 bps below market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
4,272 loans · 0.02% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
1,696 loans · 0.38% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
VA
583 loans · 0.89% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
6,556 loans · 0.14% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 27 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume4,272
Mix65.2%
Spread
+0.024%Above
Fees
$4,094Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,696
Mix25.9%
Spread
-0.383%Below
Fees
$5,762Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume583
Mix8.9%
Spread
-0.891%Below
Fees
$4,663Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume6,556
Mix100.0%
Spread
-0.140%Below
Fees
$4,532Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
6,557
Applications
8,417
Volume
$2 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.140%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,531
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
77.9%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$400,167
Avg Borrower Income
$160,851
Avg Property Value
$495,732

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
27
markets with activity
States Served
9
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

9Full-year 2024 · HMDA
9 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 200200–500500–1,0001,000+None
Midwest5
ILINMIMNOH
South4
FLNCTNTX

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 654Mix 9.97% of portfolio
90/100
Exceptional
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North Port, FLMetro
Volume 306Mix 4.67% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
Volume 505Mix 7.70% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
Volume 642Mix 9.79% of portfolio
82/100
Exceptional
Volume 161Mix 2.46% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
6© TheWxResearcher · CC0
Indianapolis, INMetro
Volume 414Mix 6.31% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
Volume 310Mix 4.73% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
8© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minneapolis, MN-WIMetro
Volume 586Mix 8.94% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
9© chucka_nc · CC BY-SA 2.0
Charlotte, NC-SCMetro
Volume 373Mix 5.69% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
Volume 363Mix 5.54% of portfolio
79/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 27 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Texas
Texas
1
TexasState
Volume 1,888Mix 28.79% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
Ohio
Ohio
2
OhioState
Volume 1,006Mix 15.34% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
Florida
Florida
3
FloridaState
Volume 1,261Mix 19.23% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Minnesota
Minnesota
4
MinnesotaState
Volume 586Mix 8.94% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Illinois
Illinois
5
IllinoisState
Volume 489Mix 7.46% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
North Carolina
North Carolina
6
North CarolinaState
Volume 690Mix 10.52% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
7
IndianaState
Volume 414Mix 6.31% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Michigan
Michigan
8
MichiganState
Volume 182Mix 2.78% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Tennessee
Tennessee
9
TennesseeState
Volume 41Mix 0.63% of portfolio
48/100
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.