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Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC

Independent Mortgage CompanyHUNT VALLEY, MDDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Direct Mortgage Loans 2.3k loans across 3k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Exceptional
closing strength
Products
Exceptional
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Sound
Near-National · 22 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 USDA loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,275)

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Report Card

Direct Mortgage Loans, LLC performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+49.3 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
FHA
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
USDA
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% 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
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Near-National23 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Sound
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
1,25655.0%
+0.424%Above
$4,139Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Exceptional
Mediocre
Exceptional
78834.5%
+0.717%Above
$4,478Fees
VA Loans
Sound
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
1727.5%
+0.037%Above
$4,728Fees
Jumbo Loans
Sound
Sound
160.7%
+0.971%Above
$5,406Fees
USDA Loans
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
512.2%
+0.832%Above
$3,402Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
2,16494.8%
+0.506%Above
$4,314Fees
Refinance
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
1195.2%
+0.305%Above
$3,719Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
2,283
Applications
2,806
Volume
$758 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.493%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,275
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
81.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$332,311
Avg Borrower Income
$131,218
Avg Property Value
$398,066

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
22
States Served
28
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
Lake County, INMSA
Volume: 207Mix: 9.07%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Baltimore, MDMSA
Volume: 566Mix: 24.79%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
Charleston, SCMSA
Volume: 212Mix: 9.29%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
4
Chambersburg, PA, PAMSA
Volume: 41Mix: 1.80%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Frederick, MDMSA
Volume: 97Mix: 4.25%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
Palm Bay, FLMSA
Volume: 92Mix: 4.03%of portfolio
Place
Strong
7
Washington, DC, DC-MDMSA
Volume: 87Mix: 3.81%of portfolio
Place
Strong
8
Phoenix, AZMSA
Volume: 191Mix: 8.37%of portfolio
Place
Strong
9
Mobile, AL, ALMSA
Volume: 48Mix: 2.10%of portfolio
Place
Strong
10
Hagerstown, MD-WVMSA
Volume: 56Mix: 2.45%of portfolio
Place
Strong
Showing 10 of 22 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
MDState
Volume: 881Mix: 38.59%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
SCState
Volume: 241Mix: 10.56%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
INState
Volume: 288Mix: 12.61%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
AZState
Volume: 212Mix: 9.29%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
PAState
Volume: 94Mix: 4.12%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
ALState
Volume: 61Mix: 2.67%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
DCState
Volume: 34Mix: 1.49%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
FLState
Volume: 133Mix: 5.83%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
DEState
Volume: 38Mix: 1.66%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
OHState
Volume: 70Mix: 3.07%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 15 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.