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New Wave Lending Group

Independent Mortgage CompanyCity Of Industry, CAHQDirect & WholesaleReviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from New Wave Lending Group 2.9k loans across 4k 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
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 33 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 76 basis points above market average

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Report Card

New Wave Lending Group performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+75.7 bps above market avg
1/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
2,695 loans · 0.74% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
41 loans · 0.50% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
194 loans · 1.26% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
2,417 loans · 0.77% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
521 loans · 0.72% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 34 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume2,695
Mix91.7%
Spread
+0.739%Above
Fees
$3,866Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume41
Mix1.4%
Spread
+0.504%Above
Fees
$4,354Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume194
Mix6.6%
Spread
+1.259%Above
Fees
$2,979Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume2,417
Mix82.3%
Spread
+0.765%Above
Fees
$4,077Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume521
Mix17.7%
Spread
+0.717%Above
Fees
$2,709Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
2,938
Applications
4,162
Volume
$1 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.757%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,838
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
70.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$569,687
Avg Borrower Income
$269,984
Avg Property Value
$864,561

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
33
markets with activity
States Served
23
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

23Full-year 2024 · HMDA
23 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020–5050–100100+None
Northeast3
CTNJPA
Midwest3
ILMIOH
South9
DCFLGAMDNCSCTNTXVA
West8
AZCACOHINVORUTWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Eric Polk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 777Mix 26.45% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
Volume 333Mix 11.33% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
Volume 257Mix 8.75% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Volume 137Mix 4.66% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Volume 112Mix 3.81% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 146Mix 4.97% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
7© Basil D Soufi · CC BY-SA 4.0
San Francisco, CAMetro
Volume 51Mix 1.74% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
8© Ben Loomis · CC BY 2.0
San Jose, CAMetro
Volume 54Mix 1.84% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Volume 76Mix 2.59% of portfolio
58/100
Sound
Volume 55Mix 1.87% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 33 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 1,878Mix 63.92% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
Nevada
Nevada
2
NevadaState
Volume 127Mix 4.32% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Georgia
Georgia
3
GeorgiaState
Volume 200Mix 6.81% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
4
TexasState
Volume 247Mix 8.41% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Florida
Florida
5
FloridaState
Volume 134Mix 4.56% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
Illinois
Illinois
6
IllinoisState
Volume 71Mix 2.42% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Virginia
Virginia
7
VirginiaState
Volume 53Mix 1.80% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Maryland
Maryland
8
MarylandState
Volume 37Mix 1.26% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
New Jersey
New Jersey
9
New JerseyState
Volume 32Mix 1.09% of portfolio
48/100
Sound
North Carolina
North Carolina
10
North CarolinaState
Volume 39Mix 1.33% of portfolio
47/100
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.