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Sente Mortgage

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We analyzed every closed loan from Sente Mortgage 875 loans across 1k 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
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 8 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 53 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,337)

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Report Card

Sente Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+53.0 bps above market avg
1/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
419 loans · 0.47% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
FHA
294 loans · 0.77% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
126 loans · 0.04% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
13 loans · 0.18% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
23 loans · 0.70% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
736 loans · 0.55% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
139 loans · 0.41% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 9 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume419
Mix47.9%
Spread
+0.468%Above
Fees
$4,489Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume294
Mix33.6%
Spread
+0.772%Above
Fees
$4,167Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume126
Mix14.4%
Spread
-0.038%Below
Fees
$4,573Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume13
Mix1.5%
Spread
+0.184%Above
Fees
$3,159Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume23
Mix2.6%
Spread
+0.705%Above
Fees
$2,872Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume736
Mix84.1%
Spread
+0.553%Above
Fees
$4,196Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume139
Mix15.9%
Spread
+0.409%Above
Fees
$5,081Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
875
Applications
1,209
Volume
$280 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.530%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,337
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
72.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$321,114
Avg Borrower Income
$131,146
Avg Property Value
$399,240

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
8
markets with activity
States Served
13
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

13Full-year 2024 · HMDA
13 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050–200200+None
Midwest4
ILINKSOH
South9
ALARGALANCOKSCTNTX

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 195Mix 22.29% of portfolio
87/100
Exceptional
Volume 145Mix 16.57% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
Volume 27Mix 3.09% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 122Mix 13.94% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
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San Antonio, TXMetro
Volume 105Mix 12.00% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Volume 21Mix 2.40% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Volume 24Mix 2.74% of portfolio
51/100
Sound
Volume 10Mix 1.14% of portfolio
42/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Arkansas
Arkansas
1
ArkansasState
Volume 223Mix 25.49% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
South Carolina
South Carolina
2
South CarolinaState
Volume 206Mix 23.54% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
3
TexasState
Volume 302Mix 34.51% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
4
OklahomaState
Volume 46Mix 5.26% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
Georgia
Georgia
5
GeorgiaState
Volume 54Mix 6.17% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Louisiana
Louisiana
6
LouisianaState
Volume 12Mix 1.37% 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.