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State Employees Credit Union of Maryland

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We analyzed every closed loan from State Employees Credit Union of Maryland 767 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 7 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Jumbo Champion
Jumbo
Champion
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 36.40 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and Jumbo loans

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State Employees Credit Union of Maryland performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Rates 36.4 bps below market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
594 loans · 0.35% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
60 loans · 0.44% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
108 loans · 0.82% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
582 loans · 0.36% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
185 loans · 0.36% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 8 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume594
Mix77.4%
Spread
-0.355%Below
Fees
$1,262Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume60
Mix7.8%
Spread
+0.442%Above
Fees
$1,982Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume108
Mix14.1%
Spread
-0.820%Below
Fees
$286Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume582
Mix75.9%
Spread
-0.365%Below
Fees
$1,403Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume185
Mix24.1%
Spread
-0.359%Below
Fees
$521Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
767
Applications
1,171
Volume
$383 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.364%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,188
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
65.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$500,359
Avg Borrower Income
$206,089
Avg Property Value
$667,073

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
7
markets with activity
States Served
6
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

6Full-year 2024 · HMDA
6 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020–5050–100100+None
Northeast1
PA
South5
DCDEMDVAWV

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 344Mix 44.85% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
Volume 123Mix 16.04% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
3© Eric Fischer · CC BY 2.0
Salisbury, MDMetro
Volume 35Mix 4.56% of portfolio
81/100
Exceptional
4© Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0
Washington, DC, DC-MDMetro
Volume 63Mix 8.21% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
5© Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arlington, VA-WVMetro
Volume 72Mix 9.39% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
6© Vpuliva · Public domain
Hagerstown, MD-WVMetro
Volume 20Mix 2.61% of portfolio
54/100
Sound
7© Dough4872 · Public domain
Montgomery County, PAMetro
Volume 12Mix 1.56% of portfolio
42/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Maryland
Maryland
1
MarylandState
Volume 609Mix 79.40% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
Virginia
Virginia
2
VirginiaState
Volume 81Mix 10.56% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
3
Washington, DCState
Volume 22Mix 2.87% of portfolio
54/100
Sound
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
4
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 30Mix 3.91% of portfolio
48/100
Sound
Delaware
Delaware
5
DelawareState
Volume 16Mix 2.09% of portfolio
46/100
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.