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Community Choice Credit Union

Credit UnionJohnston, IADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Community Choice Credit Union 527 loans across 535 applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Exceptional
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
Single State · 2 mkts
Safe Rate Awards💎Conventional Champion💎VA Champion💎Refinance ChampionPurchase Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 26.40 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and VA loans

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Community Choice Credit Union performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Market Leader
Rates 26.4 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
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
Single State3 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
49994.7%
-0.248%Below
$1,133Fees
VA Loans
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
264.9%
-0.650%Below
$555Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
44484.3%
-0.289%Below
$1,103Fees
Refinance
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
8315.7%
-0.133%Below
$1,118Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
527
Applications
535
Volume
$143 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.264%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,105
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
98.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$272,116
Avg Borrower Income
$129,571
Avg Property Value
$362,097

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
States Served
1
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Strong

States with Loan Originations

IA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Des Moines, IAMSA
Volume: 448Mix: 85.01%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Ames, IA, IAMSA
Volume: 30Mix: 5.69%of portfolio
Place
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
IAState
Volume: 527Mix: 100.00%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.