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Valley Strong Credit Union

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Valley Strong Credit Union has 143 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Exceptional
5/5
Regional · 1 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 77.40 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees

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Report Card

Valley Strong Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 77.4 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
128 loans · 0.78% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Jumbo
15 loans · 0.74% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
120 loans · 0.80% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
Refinance
23 loans · 0.64% below market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 1 markets
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Sound
Volume128
Mix89.5%
Spread
-0.777%Below
Fees
$1,953Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume15
Mix10.5%
Spread
-0.736%Below
Fees
$1,098Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume120
Mix83.9%
Spread
-0.804%Below
Fees
$2,161Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume23
Mix16.1%
Spread
-0.644%Below
Fees
$719Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
143
Applications
246
Volume
$71 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.774%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,896
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
58.1%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$500,105
Avg Borrower Income
$231,503
Avg Property Value
$654,930

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
1
markets with activity
States Served
3
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional
5/5

States with Loan Originations

3Full-year 2024 · HMDA
3 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 100100+None
South1
TX
West2
AZCA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

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Bakersfield, CAMetro
Volume 115Mix 80.42% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 141Mix 98.60% of portfolio
67/100
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.