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We analyzed every closed loan from State Employees' 9.7k loans across 15k 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 22 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 74.00 basis points below market average
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

State Employees' performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Rates 74.0 bps below market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
9,542 loans · 0.73% below market
Exceptional
Top 10% of lenders
5/5
Jumbo
158 loans · 1.14% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
7,653 loans · 0.76% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
2,047 loans · 0.69% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 23 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume9,542
Mix98.4%
Spread
-0.732%Below
Fees
$2,192Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume158
Mix1.6%
Spread
-1.142%Below
Fees
$2,494Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume7,653
Mix78.9%
Spread
-0.756%Below
Fees
$2,188Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume2,047
Mix21.1%
Spread
-0.694%Below
Fees
$2,227Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
9,700
Applications
14,645
Volume
$2 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.740%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,198
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
66.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$284,868
Avg Borrower Income
$119,224
Avg Property Value
$364,292

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
22
markets with activity
States Served
5
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

5Full-year 2024 · HMDA
5 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050–100100–200200+None
South5
GANCSCTNVA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 1,402Mix 14.45% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 781Mix 8.05% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 633Mix 6.53% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 579Mix 5.97% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 555Mix 5.72% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 258Mix 2.66% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
7© Spatms · CC BY-SA 4.0
Greenville, NCMetro
Volume 198Mix 2.04% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
8© Kee1992 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rocky Mount, NCMetro
Volume 139Mix 1.43% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
9© Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wilmington, NCMetro
Volume 448Mix 4.62% of portfolio
98/100
Exceptional
Volume 134Mix 1.38% of portfolio
97/100
Exceptional
Showing 10 of 22 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

North Carolina
North Carolina
1
North CarolinaState
Volume 9,247Mix 95.33% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
South Carolina
South Carolina
2
South CarolinaState
Volume 250Mix 2.58% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Virginia
Virginia
3
VirginiaState
Volume 109Mix 1.12% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Tennessee
Tennessee
4
TennesseeState
Volume 48Mix 0.49% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
Georgia
Georgia
5
GeorgiaState
Volume 46Mix 0.47% of portfolio
48/100
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.