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TOWER Federal Credit Union

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TOWER Federal Credit Union has 201 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Acceptable
2/5
closing strength
Product
Sound
3/5
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

  • Offers rates 31.00 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

TOWER Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Rates 31.0 bps below market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
196 loans · 0.32% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
150 loans · 0.23% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
51 loans · 0.55% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 3 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume196
Mix97.5%
Spread
-0.317%Below
Fees
$1,921Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume150
Mix74.6%
Spread
-0.226%Below
Fees
$2,017Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume51
Mix25.4%
Spread
-0.554%Below
Fees
$1,659Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
201
Applications
427
Volume
$80 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.310%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,925
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
47.1%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$398,632
Avg Borrower Income
$186,836
Avg Property Value
$563,756

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
25
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

25Full-year 2024 · HMDA
25 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010+None
Northeast5
MENHNJNYPA
Midwest3
ILMIOH
South14
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West3
AZCOOR

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 98Mix 48.76% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
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Washington, DC, DC-MDMetro
Volume 11Mix 5.47% of portfolio
46/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Maryland
Maryland
1
MarylandState
Volume 125Mix 62.19% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Virginia
Virginia
2
VirginiaState
Volume 12Mix 5.97% of portfolio
43/100
Sound
Florida
Florida
3
FloridaState
Volume 11Mix 5.47% 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.