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Desert Financial Credit Union

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Desert Financial Credit Union has 160 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Acceptable
2/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Acceptable
2/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
4/5
Single State · 2 mkts

Safe Rate Summary

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average
  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Desert Financial Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+44.5 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Single State · 2 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume142
Mix88.8%
Spread
+0.506%Above
Fees
$3,117Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume18
Mix11.3%
Spread
-0.115%Below
Fees
$2,142Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume101
Mix63.1%
Spread
+0.379%Above
Fees
$3,085Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume59
Mix36.9%
Spread
+0.548%Above
Fees
$2,922Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
160
Applications
497
Volume
$66 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.445%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,022
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
32.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$417,250
Avg Borrower Income
$162,956
Avg Property Value
$605,000

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
1
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

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West1
AZ

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

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Phoenix, AZMetro
Volume 140Mix 87.50% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
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Prescott Valley, AZMetro
Volume 10Mix 6.25% of portfolio
50/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Arizona
Arizona
1
ArizonaState
Volume 160Mix 100.00% of portfolio
74/100
Strong

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.