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State Department Federal Credit Union

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State Department Federal Credit Union has 121 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
Acceptable
2/5
closing strength
Product
Acceptable
2/5
Conventional
Place
Sound
3/5
Near-National · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

State Department Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Rates 57.0 bps below market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
118 loans · 0.56% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
108 loans · 0.56% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
Refinance
13 loans · 0.62% below market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 2 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume118
Mix97.5%
Spread
-0.559%Below
Fees
$4,362Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume108
Mix89.3%
Spread
-0.565%Below
Fees
$4,300Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume13
Mix10.7%
Spread
-0.622%Below
Fees
$4,510Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
121
Applications
171
Volume
$51 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.570%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,319
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
70.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$428,223
Avg Borrower Income
$198,727
Avg Property Value
$639,132

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
31
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

31Full-year 2024 · HMDA
31 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010+None
Northeast8
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Midwest6
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South11
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West6
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arlington, VA-WVMetro
Volume 36Mix 29.75% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
2© Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0
Washington, DC, DC-MDMetro
Volume 13Mix 10.74% of portfolio
51/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Virginia
Virginia
1
VirginiaState
Volume 39Mix 32.23% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Maryland
Maryland
2
MarylandState
Volume 13Mix 10.74% of portfolio
45/100
Sound
Florida
Florida
3
FloridaState
Volume 10Mix 8.26% of portfolio
38/100
Acceptable

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.