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We analyzed every closed loan from Northwest Bank 1.0k loans across 1k 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 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 Conventional and VA and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Northwest Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
+6.0 bps above market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
957 loans · 0.04% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
38 loans · 0.85% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
VA
21 loans · 0.17% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
24 loans · 0.48% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
930 loans · 0.05% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
115 loans · 0.13% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 5 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume957
Mix91.6%
Spread
+0.040%Above
Fees
$1,022Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume38
Mix3.6%
Spread
+0.854%Above
Fees
$956Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume21
Mix2.0%
Spread
-0.175%Below
Fees
$1,546Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume24
Mix2.3%
Spread
+0.485%Above
Fees
$5,408Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume930
Mix89.0%
Spread
+0.051%Above
Fees
$1,092Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume115
Mix11.0%
Spread
+0.127%Above
Fees
$874Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,045
Applications
1,277
Volume
$293 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.060%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,064
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
81.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$280,818
Avg Borrower Income
$148,622
Avg Property Value
$377,679

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
4
markets with activity
States Served
17
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

17Full-year 2024 · HMDA
17 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–100100+None
Midwest7
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South5
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West5
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 316Mix 30.24% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
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Sioux City, IAMetro
Volume 89Mix 8.52% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
3© Katrina Wiese · CC BY-SA 2.0
Omaha, NE, NE-IAMetro
Volume 81Mix 7.75% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 39Mix 3.73% of portfolio
68/100
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Iowa
Iowa
1
IowaState
Volume 900Mix 86.12% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
Nebraska
Nebraska
2
NebraskaState
Volume 91Mix 8.71% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Minnesota
Minnesota
3
MinnesotaState
Volume 14Mix 1.34% of portfolio
42/100
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.