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Provident Funding Associates

Independent Mortgage CompanySacramento, CAHQWholesaleReviews near you on Google

Provident Funding Associates's 12.6k closed loans and 20k applications, benchmarked 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
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
Conventional
Place
Strong
4/5
Near-National · 49 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 10.10 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • High volume lender with significant market experience
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

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Report Card

Provident Funding Associates performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 10.1 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
12,577 loans · 0.10% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
10,686 loans · 0.09% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
1,896 loans · 0.19% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 50 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume12,577
Mix100.0%
Spread
-0.101%Below
Fees
$1,206Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume10,686
Mix84.9%
Spread
-0.086%Below
Fees
$1,438Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume1,896
Mix15.1%
Spread
-0.189%Below
Fees
$97Credit

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
12,582
Applications
20,368
Volume
$5 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.101%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,206
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
61.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$421,184
Avg Borrower Income
$160,669
Avg Property Value
$583,041

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
49
markets with activity
States Served
30
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

30Full-year 2024 · HMDA
30 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 100100–500500+None
Northeast4
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Midwest8
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South10
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West8
AZCACOIDNVORUTWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 1,233Mix 9.80% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
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Montgomery County, PAMetro
Volume 282Mix 2.24% of portfolio
82/100
Exceptional
Volume 788Mix 6.26% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
4© Dan Gaken · CC BY 2.0
Pittsburgh, PAMetro
Volume 279Mix 2.22% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Volume 200Mix 1.59% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Volume 494Mix 3.93% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Volume 287Mix 2.28% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
9© Seasider53 · CC BY 4.0
Portland, OR-WAMetro
Volume 333Mix 2.65% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
10© 颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Philadelphia, PAMetro
Volume 171Mix 1.36% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 49 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Texas
Texas
1
TexasState
Volume 2,761Mix 21.94% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
2
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 854Mix 6.79% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
Utah
Utah
3
UtahState
Volume 544Mix 4.32% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
New Jersey
New Jersey
4
New JerseyState
Volume 501Mix 3.98% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Georgia
Georgia
5
GeorgiaState
Volume 719Mix 5.71% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Washington
Washington
6
WashingtonState
Volume 472Mix 3.75% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Oregon
Oregon
7
OregonState
Volume 375Mix 2.98% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Arizona
Arizona
8
ArizonaState
Volume 527Mix 4.19% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Florida
Florida
9
FloridaState
Volume 1,003Mix 7.97% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
California
California
10
CaliforniaState
Volume 1,006Mix 8.00% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 30 states

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.