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Carolina One Mortgage, LLC

Independent Mortgage CompanyWILMINGTON, DEDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Carolina One Mortgage 515 loans across 709 applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Acceptable
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Exceptional
Regional · 2 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Carolina One Mortgage, LLC performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
Near industry average
+23.5 bps above 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
Jumbo
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Regional3 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
33665.2%
+0.212%Above
$2,863Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
8716.9%
+0.618%Above
$3,981Fees
VA Loans
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
7715.0%
-0.257%Below
$3,238Fees
Jumbo Loans
Strong
Strong
152.9%
+0.755%Above
$3,131Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
49796.5%
+0.240%Above
$3,099Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Acceptable
Acceptable
183.5%
+0.111%Above
$3,323Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
515
Applications
709
Volume
$186 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.235%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,107
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
72.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$361,699
Avg Borrower Income
$133,757
Avg Property Value
$472,223

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

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

States with Loan Originations

GASC

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Charleston, SCMSA
Volume: 408Mix: 79.22%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Augusta, GA-SCMSA
Volume: 66Mix: 12.82%of portfolio
Place
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
SCState
Volume: 470Mix: 91.26%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
GAState
Volume: 45Mix: 8.74%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.