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Universal Mortgage & Finance, Inc.

Independent Mortgage CompanyLUTHERVILLE, MDDirect

Universal Mortgage Finance has 94 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Sound
closing strength
Products
Sound
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 2 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 70 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($6,387)

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Report Card

Universal Mortgage & Finance, Inc. performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+70.0 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Mediocre
Below peers
Bottom 20% of lenders
FHA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
VA
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional2 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Mediocre
Acceptable
3133.0%
+0.737%Above
$5,861Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Sound
Strong
5154.3%
+0.846%Above
$6,957Fees
VA Loans
Acceptable
Acceptable
1111.7%
+0.031%Above
$5,955Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mediocre
Sound
7781.9%
+0.742%Above
$6,174Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Acceptable
Sound
1718.1%
+0.519%Above
$7,310Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
94
Applications
130
Volume
$37 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.700%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$6,387
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
72.3%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$400,426
Avg Borrower Income
$192,223
Avg Property Value
$455,319

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
States Served
7
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Strong

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Washington, DC, DC-MDMSA
Volume: 27Mix: 28.72%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Baltimore, MDMSA
Volume: 36Mix: 38.30%of portfolio
Place
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
MDState
Volume: 73Mix: 77.66%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
VAState
Volume: 10Mix: 10.64%of portfolio
Place
Sound

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use a weighted average of scores across equally-weighted categories to evaluate lenders on a linear, raw performance scale.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Product
Specialization in the loan type (33%)
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Champion(80%+ = 24-30 points)
Superstar(60-79% = 18-23 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 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
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.