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Black Hills Federal Credit Union

Credit UnionRapid City, SDDirect to Consumer

Black Hills Federal Credit Union has 349 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Exceptional
Multi-Region · 2 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarFHA SuperstarVA SuperstarPurchase Superstar

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What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA loans

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Black Hills Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
Rates 9.4 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional3 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
27879.7%
-0.056%Below
$3,458Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
4212.0%
+0.063%Above
$2,142Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
267.4%
-0.789%Below
$2,331Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
28581.7%
-0.075%Below
$3,157Fees
Refinance
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
6418.3%
-0.168%Below
$3,681Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
349
Applications
573
Volume
$100 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.094%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,267
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
60.9%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$287,350
Avg Borrower Income
$121,072
Avg Property Value
$396,347

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
States Served
15
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Rapid City, SD, SDMSA
Volume: 176Mix: 50.43%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Sioux Falls, SD, SD-MNMSA
Volume: 53Mix: 15.19%of portfolio
Place
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
SDState
Volume: 305Mix: 87.39%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional

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.