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Bay-Valley Mortgage Group

Independent Mortgage Company•Garden Grove, CAHQ•Direct•Reviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from Bay-Valley Mortgage Group — 1.2k 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
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Near-National · 15 mkts
Promptness
Not enough data
—/5
No quote responses measured yet

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in FHA and VA and Jumbo loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,050)

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Report Card

Bay-Valley Mortgage Group performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+33.5 bps above market avg
2/5
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
863 loans · 0.27% above market
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5
FHA
254 loans · 0.58% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
VA
27 loans · 0.42% below market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Jumbo
20 loans · 0.76% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
897 loans · 0.36% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
Refinance
267 loans · 0.25% above market
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
4/5
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 16 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
3/5

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume863
Mix74.1%
Spread
+0.269%Above
Fees
$3,652Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume254
Mix21.8%
Spread
+0.582%Above
Fees
$5,401Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing—
Pull Through
Sound
Volume27
Mix2.3%
Spread
-0.417%Below
Fees
$3,619Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing—
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume20
Mix1.7%
Spread
+0.760%Above
Fees
$2,310Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume897
Mix77.1%
Spread
+0.360%Above
Fees
$4,325Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume267
Mix22.9%
Spread
+0.249%Above
Fees
$3,123Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,164
Applications
1,737
Volume
$593 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.335%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,050
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
67.0%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$509,665
Avg Borrower Income
$212,936
Avg Property Value
$726,529

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
15
markets with activity
States Served
29
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

29Full-year 2024 · HMDA
29 states with loan originations
Loans originated
< 1010–2020+None
Northeast4
CTNJPARI
Midwest5
ILMIMNOHWI
South10
ALFLGAMDNCOKSCTNTXVA
West10
AKAZCACOHIIDNVORUTWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Eric Polk · CC BY-SA 4.0
Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 278Mix 23.88% of portfolio
79/100
Strong
Volume 122Mix 10.48% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
3© Josiah.r.white · CC0
Riverside, CAMetro
Volume 193Mix 16.58% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Volume 74Mix 6.36% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
Volume 47Mix 4.04% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Volume 20Mix 1.72% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
7© Ben Loomis · CC BY 2.0
San Jose, CAMetro
Volume 30Mix 2.58% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 26Mix 2.23% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
Volume 17Mix 1.46% of portfolio
46/100
Sound
Volume 20Mix 1.72% of portfolio
45/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 15 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 800Mix 68.73% of portfolio
79/100
Strong
Nevada
Nevada
2
NevadaState
Volume 82Mix 7.04% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
Washington
Washington
3
WashingtonState
Volume 26Mix 2.23% of portfolio
48/100
Sound
Texas
Texas
4
TexasState
Volume 45Mix 3.87% of portfolio
47/100
Sound
Arizona
Arizona
5
ArizonaState
Volume 27Mix 2.32% of portfolio
47/100
Sound
Georgia
Georgia
6
GeorgiaState
Volume 25Mix 2.15% of portfolio
45/100
Sound
Tennessee
Tennessee
7
TennesseeState
Volume 15Mix 1.29% of portfolio
40/100
Sound
Virginia
Virginia
8
VirginiaState
Volume 14Mix 1.20% of portfolio
40/100
Acceptable
Maryland
Maryland
9
MarylandState
Volume 12Mix 1.03% of portfolio
39/100
Acceptable
Colorado
Colorado
10
ColoradoState
Volume 11Mix 0.95% of portfolio
38/100
Acceptable
Showing 10 of 12 states

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across the 5 Ps: Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, Place, and Promptness. Promptness measures how quickly a lender answers real shopper quote requests; a lender with none measured yet is counted at an estimate.

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 Safe Rate 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.