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We analyzed every closed loan from North State Bank 461 loans across 536 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 4 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in FHA and VA and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

North State Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
+0.5 bps above market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
368 loans · 0.01% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
FHA
48 loans · 0.24% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
25 loans · 0.27% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
15 loans · 0.21% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
418 loans · 0.01% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
43 loans · 0.09% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 5 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume368
Mix79.8%
Spread
-0.015%Below
Fees
$1,106Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume48
Mix10.4%
Spread
+0.238%Above
Fees
$1,167Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume25
Mix5.4%
Spread
-0.265%Below
Fees
$81Credit
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume15
Mix3.3%
Spread
+0.214%Above
Fees
$260Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume418
Mix90.7%
Spread
+0.015%Above
Fees
$1,046Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume43
Mix9.3%
Spread
-0.086%Below
Fees
$839Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
461
Applications
536
Volume
$175 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.005%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,025
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
86.0%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$381,486
Avg Borrower Income
$166,590
Avg Property Value
$543,026

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

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

States with Loan Originations

3Full-year 2024 · HMDA
3 states with loan originations
Loans originated
All statesNone
South3
NCSCVA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 268Mix 58.13% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
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Wilmington, NCMetro
Volume 99Mix 21.48% of portfolio
82/100
Exceptional
Volume 16Mix 3.47% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
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Jacksonville, NCMetro
Volume 12Mix 2.60% of portfolio
48/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

North Carolina
North Carolina
1
North CarolinaState
Volume 453Mix 98.26% of portfolio
78/100
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.