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Preferred Lending Services

Independent Mortgage CompanyWilmington, DEHQDirectReviews near you on Google

Preferred Lending Services has 131 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers 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
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Sound
3/5
FHA · Conventional
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 3 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Preferred Lending Services performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+34.4 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
104 loans · 0.36% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
FHA
18 loans · 0.57% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
124 loans · 0.35% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 3 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume104
Mix79.4%
Spread
+0.364%Above
Fees
$2,603Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume18
Mix13.7%
Spread
+0.568%Above
Fees
$3,617Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume124
Mix94.7%
Spread
+0.351%Above
Fees
$2,757Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
131
Applications
178
Volume
$42 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.344%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,814
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
73.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$324,237
Avg Borrower Income
$134,107
Avg Property Value
$405,305

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
markets with activity
States Served
2
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

2Full-year 2024 · HMDA
2 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 100100+None
South2
FLMD

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

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St. Petersburg, FLMetro
Volume 38Mix 29.01% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 56Mix 42.75% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Volume 13Mix 9.92% of portfolio
51/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Florida
Florida
1
FloridaState
Volume 128Mix 97.71% of portfolio
67/100
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.