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Wolfe Financial

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We analyzed every closed loan from Wolfe Financial 1.1k loans across 2k 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
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 19 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and USDA loans

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 65 basis points above market average

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Report Card

Wolfe Financial performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+64.7 bps above market avg
1/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
568 loans · 0.56% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
FHA
331 loans · 0.93% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
112 loans · 0.15% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
USDA
54 loans · 0.64% above market
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
5/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
989 loans · 0.65% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
79 loans · 0.55% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 20 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume568
Mix53.2%
Spread
+0.561%Above
Fees
$3,480Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume331
Mix31.0%
Spread
+0.929%Above
Fees
$3,867Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume112
Mix10.5%
Spread
+0.152%Above
Fees
$1,546Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume54
Mix5.1%
Spread
+0.637%Above
Fees
$2,278Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume989
Mix92.6%
Spread
+0.654%Above
Fees
$3,320Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume79
Mix7.4%
Spread
+0.554%Above
Fees
$4,660Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,068
Applications
1,647
Volume
$278 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.647%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,421
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
64.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$260,590
Avg Borrower Income
$110,272
Avg Property Value
$305,852

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
19
markets with activity
States Served
14
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

14Full-year 2024 · HMDA
14 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 5050–100100+None
Midwest3
ILINWI
South11
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 85Mix 7.96% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
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Indianapolis, INMetro
Volume 146Mix 13.67% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
Volume 67Mix 6.27% of portfolio
70/100
Strong
Volume 42Mix 3.93% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Volume 58Mix 5.43% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Volume 52Mix 4.87% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Volume 28Mix 2.62% of portfolio
60/100
Sound
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Ocala, FLMetro
Volume 25Mix 2.34% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
Volume 50Mix 4.68% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 35Mix 3.28% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 19 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Indiana
Indiana
1
IndianaState
Volume 407Mix 38.11% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Tennessee
Tennessee
2
TennesseeState
Volume 123Mix 11.52% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
North Carolina
North Carolina
3
North CarolinaState
Volume 120Mix 11.24% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
4
TexasState
Volume 134Mix 12.55% of portfolio
60/100
Strong
Louisiana
Louisiana
5
LouisianaState
Volume 53Mix 4.96% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Alabama
Alabama
6
AlabamaState
Volume 42Mix 3.93% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
7
WisconsinState
Volume 48Mix 4.49% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Florida
Florida
8
FloridaState
Volume 74Mix 6.93% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Georgia
Georgia
9
GeorgiaState
Volume 34Mix 3.18% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Mississippi
Mississippi
10
MississippiState
Volume 11Mix 1.03% of portfolio
41/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 11 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.