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Cake Mortgage Corp.

Independent Mortgage CompanyIRVINE, CADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Cake Mortgage 715 loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Sound
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Sound
Near-National · 10 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 100 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,201)

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Report Card

Cake Mortgage Corp. performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+99.7 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
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
VA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Refinance
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Near-National11 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
48768.1%
+1.124%Above
$4,549Fees
FHA Loans
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
Acceptable
7610.6%
+0.547%Above
$4,043Fees
VA Loans
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
223.1%
+0.336%Above
$3,248Fees
Jumbo Loans
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Sound
13018.2%
+1.195%Above
$3,043Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
43460.7%
+0.988%Above
$4,102Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Acceptable
28139.3%
+1.017%Above
$4,434Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
715
Applications
1,606
Volume
$475 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.997%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,201
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
44.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$665,350
Avg Borrower Income
$431,315
Avg Property Value
$1,087,783

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
10
States Served
35
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

States with Loan Originations

ALAZCACOCTFLGAIDILINKSLAMAMDMIMOMTNCNDNHNJNMNVOHOKORPARISCTNTXUTVAWAWV

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Los Angeles, CAMSA
Volume: 277Mix: 38.74%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Riverside, CAMSA
Volume: 45Mix: 6.29%of portfolio
Place
Sound
3
Miami, FLMSA
Volume: 24Mix: 3.36%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
Anaheim, CAMSA
Volume: 21Mix: 2.94%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
Las Vegas, NVMSA
Volume: 19Mix: 2.66%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
San Diego, CAMSA
Volume: 14Mix: 1.96%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Fort Lauderdale, FLMSA
Volume: 11Mix: 1.54%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Orlando, FLMSA
Volume: 12Mix: 1.68%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
West Palm Beach, FLMSA
Volume: 10Mix: 1.40%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Phoenix, AZMSA
Volume: 12Mix: 1.68%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
CAState
Volume: 410Mix: 57.34%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
FLState
Volume: 90Mix: 12.59%of portfolio
Place
Sound
3
NVState
Volume: 22Mix: 3.08%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
NJState
Volume: 20Mix: 2.80%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
WAState
Volume: 18Mix: 2.52%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
TXState
Volume: 28Mix: 3.92%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
GAState
Volume: 18Mix: 2.52%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
AZState
Volume: 16Mix: 2.24%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
SCState
Volume: 13Mix: 1.82%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
MDState
Volume: 10Mix: 1.40%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable
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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.