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Security Federal Bank has 190 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
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Sound
3/5
FHA · Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance

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Report Card

Security Federal Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Rates 25.1 bps below market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
143 loans · 0.32% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
FHA
22 loans · 0.07% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
11 loans · 0.59% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
148 loans · 0.27% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
42 loans · 0.18% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 3 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume143
Mix75.3%
Spread
-0.320%Below
Fees
$2,569Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume22
Mix11.6%
Spread
+0.072%Above
Fees
$3,482Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume11
Mix5.8%
Spread
+0.587%Above
Fees
$9,072Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume148
Mix77.9%
Spread
-0.273%Below
Fees
$2,734Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume42
Mix22.1%
Spread
-0.180%Below
Fees
$2,900Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
190
Applications
286
Volume
$61 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.251%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,773
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
66.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$321,842
Avg Borrower Income
$134,116
Avg Property Value
$446,105

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
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
< 5050+None
South2
GASC

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

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Augusta, GA-SCMetro
Volume 153Mix 80.53% of portfolio
92/100
Exceptional
Volume 14Mix 7.37% of portfolio
49/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

South Carolina
South Carolina
1
South CarolinaState
Volume 152Mix 80.00% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Georgia
Georgia
2
GeorgiaState
Volume 38Mix 20.00% of portfolio
56/100
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.