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Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance

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We analyzed every closed loan from Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance 7.4k loans across 10k 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
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Near-National · 47 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
VA Champion
VA
Champion
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
USDA Superstar
USDA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and Jumbo and USDA loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

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Report Card

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+6.3 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
4,029 loans · 0.17% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
FHA
2,271 loans · 0.01% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
VA
1,043 loans · 0.69% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Jumbo
30 loans · 0.41% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
59 loans · 0.10% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
7,226 loans · 0.06% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
206 loans · 0.21% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 48 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume4,029
Mix54.2%
Spread
+0.165%Above
Fees
$3,032Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume2,271
Mix30.6%
Spread
+0.010%Above
Fees
$3,553Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume1,043
Mix14.0%
Spread
-0.689%Below
Fees
$1,675Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume30
Mix0.4%
Spread
+0.415%Above
Fees
$1,974Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume59
Mix0.8%
Spread
-0.097%Below
Fees
$3,980Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume7,226
Mix97.2%
Spread
+0.056%Above
Fees
$3,141Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume206
Mix2.8%
Spread
+0.206%Above
Fees
$2,285Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
7,432
Applications
9,652
Volume
$2 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.063%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,102
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
77.0%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$338,150
Avg Borrower Income
$130,187
Avg Property Value
$407,710

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
47
markets with activity
States Served
33
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

33Full-year 2024 · HMDA
33 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050–100100–500500–1,0001,000+None
Northeast5
CTNHNJPAVT
Midwest8
IAILINKSMIMNMOOH
South13
ALARFLGAKYLAMDNCSCTNTXVAWV
West7
AZCACOIDMTORWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 567Mix 7.63% of portfolio
97/100
Exceptional
Volume 138Mix 1.86% of portfolio
93/100
Exceptional
3© TheWxResearcher · CC0
Indianapolis, INMetro
Volume 966Mix 13.00% of portfolio
91/100
Exceptional
4© Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5
Gainesville, GAMetro
Volume 122Mix 1.64% of portfolio
90/100
Exceptional
Volume 81Mix 1.09% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
6© Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Marietta, GAMetro
Volume 367Mix 4.94% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
Volume 162Mix 2.18% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
Volume 474Mix 6.38% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
Volume 397Mix 5.34% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
10© Butter142 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lakeland, FLMetro
Volume 268Mix 3.61% of portfolio
83/100
Exceptional
Showing 10 of 47 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

South Carolina
South Carolina
1
South CarolinaState
Volume 1,302Mix 17.52% of portfolio
92/100
Exceptional
Georgia
Georgia
2
GeorgiaState
Volume 1,807Mix 24.31% of portfolio
89/100
Exceptional
Indiana
Indiana
3
IndianaState
Volume 1,219Mix 16.40% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
Alabama
Alabama
4
AlabamaState
Volume 434Mix 5.84% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
Tennessee
Tennessee
5
TennesseeState
Volume 579Mix 7.79% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
North Carolina
North Carolina
6
North CarolinaState
Volume 777Mix 10.45% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Florida
Florida
7
FloridaState
Volume 631Mix 8.49% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Kentucky
Kentucky
8
KentuckyState
Volume 156Mix 2.10% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Ohio
Ohio
9
OhioState
Volume 169Mix 2.27% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Kansas
Kansas
10
KansasState
Volume 58Mix 0.78% of portfolio
58/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 15 states

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.