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Opportunity Bank of Montana

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We analyzed every closed loan from Opportunity Bank of Montana 518 loans across 748 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 · 5 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Opportunity Bank of Montana performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+2.8 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
353 loans · 0.17% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
82 loans · 0.12% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
65 loans · 0.71% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
11 loans · 0.35% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
475 loans · 0.01% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
43 loans · 0.24% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 6 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume353
Mix68.1%
Spread
+0.169%Above
Fees
$3,730Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume82
Mix15.8%
Spread
-0.120%Below
Fees
$2,673Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume65
Mix12.5%
Spread
-0.707%Below
Fees
$2,585Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume11
Mix2.1%
Spread
+0.350%Above
Fees
$4,250Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume475
Mix91.7%
Spread
-0.008%Below
Fees
$3,413Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume43
Mix8.3%
Spread
+0.244%Above
Fees
$3,613Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
518
Applications
748
Volume
$188 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.028%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,442
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
69.3%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$364,826
Avg Borrower Income
$137,293
Avg Property Value
$506,371

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
5
markets with activity
States Served
8
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional
5/5

States with Loan Originations

8Full-year 2024 · HMDA
8 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010+None
Midwest2
NDSD
West6
AZCOIDMTORWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Missoula, MTMetro
Volume 92Mix 17.76% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
2© Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0
Great Falls, MTMetro
Volume 127Mix 24.52% of portfolio
91/100
Exceptional
Volume 72Mix 13.90% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
Volume 43Mix 8.30% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Volume 28Mix 5.41% of portfolio
67/100
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Montana
Montana
1
MontanaState
Volume 496Mix 95.75% of portfolio
92/100
Exceptional
Washington
Washington
2
WashingtonState
Volume 14Mix 2.70% of portfolio
43/100
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.