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1st Financial, Inc.

Independent Mortgage CompanyLinthicum, MDDirect to Consumer

1st Financial has 307 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Sound
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Sound
Multi-Region · 6 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 95 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($5,514)

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Report Card

1st Financial, Inc. performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+94.6 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Multi-Regional6 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
16654.1%
+0.948%Above
$5,300Fees
FHA Loans
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Sound
12641.0%
+1.043%Above
$5,533Fees
VA Loans
Acceptable
Acceptable
113.6%
+0.188%Above
$7,074Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
27990.9%
+0.949%Above
$5,535Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
289.1%
+0.902%Above
$5,247Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
307
Applications
600
Volume
$136 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.946%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$5,514
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
51.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$443,013
Avg Borrower Income
$151,873
Avg Property Value
$512,883

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
6
States Served
6
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

States with Loan Originations

DCFLMDPATXVA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Miami, FLMSA
Volume: 132Mix: 43.00%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Fort Lauderdale, FLMSA
Volume: 47Mix: 15.31%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Baltimore, MDMSA
Volume: 24Mix: 7.82%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
Cape Coral, FLMSA
Volume: 14Mix: 4.56%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
Washington, DC, DC-MDMSA
Volume: 12Mix: 3.91%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
Tampa, FL, FLMSA
Volume: 14Mix: 4.56%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
FLState
Volume: 246Mix: 80.13%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
MDState
Volume: 49Mix: 15.96%of portfolio
Place
Sound

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Product
Specialization in the loan type (33%)
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Champion(80%+ = 24-30 points)
Superstar(60-79% = 18-23 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 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
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.