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City First Mortgage Services, L.l.c.

Independent Mortgage CompanyBOUNTIFUL, UTDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from City First Mortgage Services 1.3k 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 · USDA
Place
Sound
Near-National · 23 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Particularly strong in FHA and VA loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,061)

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Report Card

City First Mortgage Services, L.l.c. performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+47.9 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
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
USDA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Near-National24 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
69254.7%
+0.424%Above
$4,061Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
35628.1%
+0.769%Above
$4,405Fees
VA Loans
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
19015.0%
-0.142%Below
$2,730Fees
Jumbo Loans
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
120.9%
+0.275%Above
$3,646Fees
USDA Loans
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
161.3%
+0.283%Above
$4,435Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Sound
1,16191.7%
+0.493%Above
$4,033Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
1058.3%
+0.349%Above
$4,312Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,266
Applications
1,834
Volume
$470 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.479%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,061
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
69.0%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$371,367
Avg Borrower Income
$140,613
Avg Property Value
$453,144

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
23
States Served
36
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Sacramento, CAMSA
Volume: 119Mix: 9.40%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Raleigh, NCMSA
Volume: 78Mix: 6.16%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Phoenix, AZMSA
Volume: 112Mix: 8.85%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
Houston, TXMSA
Volume: 95Mix: 7.50%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Virginia Beach, VA-NCMSA
Volume: 66Mix: 5.21%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
Urban Honolulu, HI, HIMSA
Volume: 28Mix: 2.21%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Myrtle Beach, SCMSA
Volume: 29Mix: 2.29%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Atlanta, GAMSA
Volume: 46Mix: 3.63%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
St. Louis, MO, MO-ILMSA
Volume: 37Mix: 2.92%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Minneapolis, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 45Mix: 3.55%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 23 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
TXState
Volume: 248Mix: 19.59%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
AZState
Volume: 118Mix: 9.32%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
NCState
Volume: 134Mix: 10.58%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
CAState
Volume: 171Mix: 13.51%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
VAState
Volume: 72Mix: 5.69%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
SCState
Volume: 62Mix: 4.90%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
GAState
Volume: 77Mix: 6.08%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
MNState
Volume: 51Mix: 4.03%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
HIState
Volume: 28Mix: 2.21%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
MOState
Volume: 43Mix: 3.40%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 18 states

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.