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North Shore Bank of Commerce

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We analyzed every closed loan from North Shore Bank of Commerce 522 loans across 583 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
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Exceptional
5/5
Multi-Region · 1 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

North Shore Bank of Commerce performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+20.2 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
475 loans · 0.20% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
16 loans · 0.84% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
VA
19 loans · 0.31% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
12 loans · 0.33% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
476 loans · 0.20% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
46 loans · 0.22% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 2 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume475
Mix91.0%
Spread
+0.203%Above
Fees
$3,404Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume16
Mix3.1%
Spread
+0.843%Above
Fees
$2,362Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume19
Mix3.6%
Spread
-0.309%Below
Fees
$1,656Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume12
Mix2.3%
Spread
+0.327%Above
Fees
$8,305Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume476
Mix91.2%
Spread
+0.200%Above
Fees
$3,485Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume46
Mix8.8%
Spread
+0.221%Above
Fees
$2,670Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
522
Applications
583
Volume
$153 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.202%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,399
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
89.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$294,751
Avg Borrower Income
$138,027
Avg Property Value
$372,370

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
1
markets with activity
States Served
6
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional
5/5

States with Loan Originations

6Full-year 2024 · HMDA
6 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050+None
Northeast1
ME
Midwest3
MNNDWI
South2
FLTX

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© ENN · CC BY-SA 3.0
Duluth, MN, MN-WIMetro
Volume 443Mix 84.87% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Minnesota
Minnesota
1
MinnesotaState
Volume 477Mix 91.38% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
2
WisconsinState
Volume 40Mix 7.66% of portfolio
55/100
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.