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ST Fin

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ST Fin has 163 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
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional
Place
Sound
3/5
Regional · 3 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 55 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($5,088)

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Report Card

ST Fin performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+55.4 bps above market avg
1/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
67 loans · 0.42% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
FHA
88 loans · 0.65% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
104 loans · 0.63% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
Refinance
59 loans · 0.31% above 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
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume67
Mix41.1%
Spread
+0.417%Above
Fees
$5,299Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume88
Mix54.0%
Spread
+0.653%Above
Fees
$5,211Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume104
Mix63.8%
Spread
+0.628%Above
Fees
$5,462Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume59
Mix36.2%
Spread
+0.314%Above
Fees
$3,893Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
163
Applications
253
Volume
$79 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.554%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$5,088
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
64.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$486,963
Avg Borrower Income
$158,497
Avg Property Value
$653,160

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

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

States with Loan Originations

3Full-year 2024 · HMDA
3 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020+None
South2
FLTX
West1
CA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 69Mix 42.33% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
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Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 44Mix 26.99% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Volume 13Mix 7.98% of portfolio
49/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 146Mix 89.57% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
2
TexasState
Volume 16Mix 9.82% of portfolio
42/100
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.