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American Financial Network

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We analyzed every closed loan from American Financial Network 9.7k loans across 16k 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
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
National · 49 mkts
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Jumbo Superstar
Jumbo
Superstar
USDA Superstar
USDA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
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

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 61 basis points above market average

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Report Card

American Financial Network performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+60.8 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
FHA
Exceptional
Top 10% of lenders
VA
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
Jumbo
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
USDA
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
Refinance
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
National · 50 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume4,223
Mix43.7%
Spread
+0.480%Above
Fees
$2,175Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume4,132
Mix42.8%
Spread
+0.898%Above
Fees
$2,793Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume908
Mix9.4%
Spread
-0.334%Below
Fees
$897Credit
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Sound
Volume255
Mix2.6%
Spread
+0.486%Above
Fees
$807Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Strong
Volume138
Mix1.4%
Spread
+0.532%Above
Fees
$1,475Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume8,040
Mix83.3%
Spread
+0.645%Above
Fees
$2,074Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume1,616
Mix16.7%
Spread
+0.346%Above
Fees
$3,152Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
9,656
Applications
16,162
Volume
$3 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.608%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,206
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
59.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$374,204
Avg Borrower Income
$151,640
Avg Property Value
$460,995

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
49
markets with activity
States Served
51
Includes Washington, DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

51Nationwide · all 50 states and DC
51 states with loan originationsAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington, DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
Northeast9
CTMEMANHNJNYPARIVT
Midwest12
IAILINKSMIMNMONDNEOHSDWI
South17
ALARDCDEFLGAKYLAMDMSNCOKSCTNTXVAWV
West13
AKAZCACOHIIDMTNMNVORUTWAWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 208Mix 2.15% of portfolio
100/100
Exceptional
Volume 288Mix 2.98% of portfolio
91/100
Exceptional
3© Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5
Ocala, FLMetro
Volume 155Mix 1.61% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
4© Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5
Gainesville, FLMetro
Volume 99Mix 1.03% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
5© Milonica · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake Havasu City, AZMetro
Volume 103Mix 1.07% of portfolio
80/100
Strong
Volume 472Mix 4.89% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Volume 198Mix 2.05% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
8© Eric Polk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 338Mix 3.50% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
9© James Willamor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Myrtle Beach, SCMetro
Volume 99Mix 1.03% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
10© Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arlington, VA-WVMetro
Volume 171Mix 1.77% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 49 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Virginia
Virginia
1
VirginiaState
Volume 579Mix 6.00% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
Florida
Florida
2
FloridaState
Volume 1,353Mix 14.01% of portfolio
78/100
Strong
California
California
3
CaliforniaState
Volume 1,343Mix 13.91% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
New York
New York
4
New YorkState
Volume 466Mix 4.83% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Indiana
Indiana
5
IndianaState
Volume 442Mix 4.58% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
New Jersey
New Jersey
6
New JerseyState
Volume 300Mix 3.11% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
South Carolina
South Carolina
7
South CarolinaState
Volume 270Mix 2.80% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
Arizona
Arizona
8
ArizonaState
Volume 386Mix 4.00% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Tennessee
Tennessee
9
TennesseeState
Volume 330Mix 3.42% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Michigan
Michigan
10
MichiganState
Volume 434Mix 4.49% of portfolio
71/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 41 states

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across our core categories (Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, Place), with lender promptness blended in when a lender has responded to real shopper quote requests.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10/ 30 pts
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10/ 30 pts
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10/ 30 pts
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 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.