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City First Mortgage Services

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We analyzed every closed loan from City First Mortgage Services 1.3k 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
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Sound
3/5
Near-National · 23 mkts

Safe Rate 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 performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+47.9 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
USDA
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 24 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume692
Mix54.7%
Spread
+0.424%Above
Fees
$4,061Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume356
Mix28.1%
Spread
+0.769%Above
Fees
$4,405Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume190
Mix15.0%
Spread
-0.142%Below
Fees
$2,730Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume12
Mix0.9%
Spread
+0.275%Above
Fees
$3,646Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume16
Mix1.3%
Spread
+0.283%Above
Fees
$4,435Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume1,161
Mix91.7%
Spread
+0.493%Above
Fees
$4,033Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume105
Mix8.3%
Spread
+0.349%Above
Fees
$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
markets with activity
States Served
36
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

36
36 states with loan originationsAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington, DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
Northeast2
NJPA
Midwest8
IAILINMIMNMOOHWI
South13
ALARFLGAKYMDMSNCOKSCTNTXVA
West13
AKAZCACOHIIDMTNMNVORUTWAWY

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 119Mix 9.40% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Volume 78Mix 6.16% of portfolio
66/100
Strong
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Phoenix, AZMetro
Volume 112Mix 8.85% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Volume 95Mix 7.50% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
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Virginia Beach, VA-NCMetro
Volume 66Mix 5.21% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
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Urban Honolulu, HIMetro
Volume 28Mix 2.21% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
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Myrtle Beach, SCMetro
Volume 29Mix 2.29% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 46Mix 3.63% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 37Mix 2.92% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
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Minneapolis, MN-WIMetro
Volume 45Mix 3.55% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 23 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Texas
Texas
1
TexasState
Volume 248Mix 19.59% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Arizona
Arizona
2
ArizonaState
Volume 118Mix 9.32% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
North Carolina
North Carolina
3
North CarolinaState
Volume 134Mix 10.58% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
California
California
4
CaliforniaState
Volume 171Mix 13.51% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Virginia
Virginia
5
VirginiaState
Volume 72Mix 5.69% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
South Carolina
South Carolina
6
South CarolinaState
Volume 62Mix 4.90% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Georgia
Georgia
7
GeorgiaState
Volume 77Mix 6.08% of portfolio
58/100
Sound
Minnesota
Minnesota
8
MinnesotaState
Volume 51Mix 4.03% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Hawaii
Hawaii
9
HawaiiState
Volume 28Mix 2.21% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Missouri
Missouri
10
MissouriState
Volume 43Mix 3.40% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 18 states

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across our core categories (Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, Place), with lender promptness blended in when a lender has responded to real shopper quote requests.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10/ 30 pts
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10/ 30 pts
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10/ 30 pts
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 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.