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Veridian Credit Union

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We analyzed every closed loan from Veridian Credit Union 2.7k loans across 3k 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 7 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Champion
Conventional
Champion
VA Champion
VA
Champion
Purchase Champion
Purchase
Champion
Refinance Champion
Refinance
Champion

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 22.20 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and VA and Jumbo loans

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Veridian Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 22.2 bps below market avg
5/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
2,584 loans · 0.20% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
VA
94 loans · 0.80% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
29 loans · 0.45% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
2,218 loans · 0.20% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
Refinance
489 loans · 0.36% below market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 8 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume2,584
Mix95.5%
Spread
-0.201%Below
Fees
$336Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Strong
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume94
Mix3.5%
Spread
-0.795%Below
Fees
$276Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume29
Mix1.1%
Spread
-0.449%Below
Fees
$332Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume2,218
Mix81.9%
Spread
-0.203%Below
Fees
$327Fees
Refinance
Overall
Exceptional
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Strong
Volume489
Mix18.1%
Spread
-0.356%Below
Fees
$387Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
2,707
Applications
3,381
Volume
$661 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.222%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$334
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
80.1%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$244,472
Avg Borrower Income
$116,116
Avg Property Value
$323,319

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
7
markets with activity
States Served
7
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

7Full-year 2024 · HMDA
7 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 2020–5050–500500+None
Midwest7
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 771Mix 28.48% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 703Mix 25.97% of portfolio
94/100
Exceptional
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Omaha, NE, NE-IAMetro
Volume 506Mix 18.69% of portfolio
92/100
Exceptional
4© ABreiholz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cedar Rapids, IAMetro
Volume 204Mix 7.54% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
5© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Iowa City, IAMetro
Volume 55Mix 2.03% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Volume 31Mix 1.15% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
7© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minneapolis, MN-WIMetro
Volume 24Mix 0.89% of portfolio
47/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Iowa
Iowa
1
IowaState
Volume 2,150Mix 79.42% of portfolio
94/100
Exceptional
Nebraska
Nebraska
2
NebraskaState
Volume 485Mix 17.92% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
Minnesota
Minnesota
3
MinnesotaState
Volume 38Mix 1.40% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
Missouri
Missouri
4
MissouriState
Volume 15Mix 0.55% of portfolio
40/100
Sound

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.