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Nova Financial & Investment Corporation

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We analyzed every closed loan from Nova Financial & Investment Corporation 3.8k loans across 6k 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
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 20 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Nova Financial & Investment Corporation performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+36.2 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
2,165 loans · 0.36% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
FHA
1,199 loans · 0.51% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
VA
357 loans · 0.08% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Jumbo
64 loans · 0.28% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
33 loans · 0.02% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
3,210 loans · 0.37% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
608 loans · 0.33% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 21 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume2,165
Mix56.7%
Spread
+0.359%Above
Fees
$2,514Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,199
Mix31.4%
Spread
+0.505%Above
Fees
$2,943Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume357
Mix9.4%
Spread
+0.080%Above
Fees
$2,983Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume64
Mix1.7%
Spread
+0.285%Above
Fees
$1,596Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume33
Mix0.9%
Spread
-0.024%Below
Fees
$1,519Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume3,210
Mix84.1%
Spread
+0.374%Above
Fees
$2,528Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume608
Mix15.9%
Spread
+0.327%Above
Fees
$2,911Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
3,818
Applications
5,508
Volume
$1 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.362%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,630
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
69.3%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$365,086
Avg Borrower Income
$140,820
Avg Property Value
$471,045

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
20
markets with activity
States Served
20
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

20Full-year 2024 · HMDA
20 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050–100100–200200+None
Northeast1
PA
Midwest3
ILINNE
South5
ALFLOKTNTX
West11
AZCACOIDMTNMNVORUTWAWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 1,064Mix 27.87% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 489Mix 12.81% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
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Phoenix, AZMetro
Volume 970Mix 25.41% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
Volume 114Mix 2.99% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
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Sierra Vista, AZMetro
Volume 67Mix 1.75% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Volume 316Mix 8.28% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Volume 146Mix 3.82% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
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Prescott Valley, AZMetro
Volume 39Mix 1.02% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Volume 36Mix 0.94% of portfolio
60/100
Strong
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Colorado Springs, COMetro
Volume 37Mix 0.97% of portfolio
54/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 20 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Arizona
Arizona
1
ArizonaState
Volume 2,769Mix 72.52% of portfolio
96/100
Exceptional
Colorado
Colorado
2
ColoradoState
Volume 413Mix 10.82% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Washington
Washington
3
WashingtonState
Volume 217Mix 5.68% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
Nevada
Nevada
4
NevadaState
Volume 154Mix 4.03% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
Oregon
Oregon
5
OregonState
Volume 72Mix 1.89% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
California
California
6
CaliforniaState
Volume 69Mix 1.81% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
New Mexico
New Mexico
7
New MexicoState
Volume 25Mix 0.65% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Texas
Texas
8
TexasState
Volume 34Mix 0.89% of portfolio
42/100
Sound
Florida
Florida
9
FloridaState
Volume 31Mix 0.81% of portfolio
41/100
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.