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Whatcom Educational Credit Union

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Whatcom Educational Credit Union has 208 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
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Single State · 2 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Whatcom Educational Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+13.6 bps above market avg
3/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
173 loans · 0.18% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
27 loans · 0.04% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
179 loans · 0.13% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
29 loans · 0.17% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Single State · 2 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume173
Mix83.2%
Spread
+0.181%Above
Fees
$1,574Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume27
Mix13.0%
Spread
+0.044%Above
Fees
$344Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume179
Mix86.1%
Spread
+0.131%Above
Fees
$1,441Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume29
Mix13.9%
Spread
+0.166%Above
Fees
$1,729Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
208
Applications
326
Volume
$104 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.136%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,482
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
63.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$502,500
Avg Borrower Income
$186,659
Avg Property Value
$738,894

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
1
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

1Full-year 2024 · HMDA
1 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 200200+None
West1
WA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 175Mix 84.13% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
2© Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Vernon, WAMetro
Volume 14Mix 6.73% of portfolio
59/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Washington
Washington
1
WashingtonState
Volume 207Mix 99.52% of portfolio
79/100
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.