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Sun American Mortgage Company

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We analyzed every closed loan from Sun American Mortgage Company 654 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
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 8 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

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Report Card

Sun American Mortgage Company performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+26.1 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
448 loans · 0.26% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
130 loans · 0.48% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
48 loans · 0.18% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
19 loans · 0.16% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
590 loans · 0.27% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
64 loans · 0.22% 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
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume448
Mix68.5%
Spread
+0.260%Above
Fees
$2,462Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume130
Mix19.9%
Spread
+0.479%Above
Fees
$3,432Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume48
Mix7.3%
Spread
-0.185%Below
Fees
$2,154Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume19
Mix2.9%
Spread
+0.164%Above
Fees
$1,930Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume590
Mix90.2%
Spread
+0.269%Above
Fees
$2,396Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume64
Mix9.8%
Spread
+0.220%Above
Fees
$3,404Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
654
Applications
1,008
Volume
$239 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.261%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,560
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
64.9%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$366,407
Avg Borrower Income
$144,416
Avg Property Value
$493,303

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
8
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
< 2020–5050–200200+None
West6
AZCACONMNVUT

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Jrozwado · CC BY-SA 4.0
St. George, UTMetro
Volume 233Mix 35.63% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
2© Milonica · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake Havasu City, AZMetro
Volume 55Mix 8.41% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
3© DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0
Phoenix, AZMetro
Volume 126Mix 19.27% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
4© David Herrera · CC BY 2.0
Las Cruces, NMMetro
Volume 36Mix 5.50% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Volume 20Mix 3.06% of portfolio
51/100
Sound
Volume 20Mix 3.06% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
Volume 20Mix 3.06% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Volume 11Mix 1.68% of portfolio
47/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Utah
Utah
1
UtahState
Volume 332Mix 50.76% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
Arizona
Arizona
2
ArizonaState
Volume 255Mix 38.99% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
New Mexico
New Mexico
3
New MexicoState
Volume 44Mix 6.73% of portfolio
60/100
Sound
Nevada
Nevada
4
NevadaState
Volume 20Mix 3.06% 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.