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Tristar Finance

Independent Mortgage CompanyKirkland, WAHQDirectReviews near you on Google

Tristar Finance has 73 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
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Acceptable
2/5
Conventional
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees

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Report Card

Tristar Finance performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
+5.2 bps above market avg
4/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
61 loans · 0.04% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
44 loans · 0.09% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
Refinance
29 loans · 0.01% above market
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
2/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 2 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume61
Mix83.6%
Spread
+0.043%Above
Fees
$1,479Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume44
Mix60.3%
Spread
+0.086%Above
Fees
$2,055Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume29
Mix39.7%
Spread
+0.010%Above
Fees
$911Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
73
Applications
86
Volume
$46 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.052%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,535
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
84.9%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$641,438
Avg Borrower Income
$296,055
Avg Property Value
$909,384

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
10
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

10Full-year 2024 · HMDA
10 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050+None
Midwest1
MI
South3
ALFLTX
West6
AKAZIDMTORWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 39Mix 53.42% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
Volume 10Mix 13.70% of portfolio
50/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Washington
Washington
1
WashingtonState
Volume 59Mix 80.82% of portfolio
66/100
Strong

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.