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Empower Federal Credit Union

Credit UnionSyracuse, NYDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Empower Federal Credit Union 895 loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Exceptional
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Exceptional
closing strength
Products
Strong
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 5 mkts
Safe Rate Awards💎Conventional Champion💎Refinance Champion

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance

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Empower Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Market Leader
+19.3 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
Jumbo
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% 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
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Multi-Regional6 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
88598.9%
+0.193%Above
$0Fees
Jumbo Loans
Sound
Sound
101.1%

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Strong
68376.3%
+0.342%Above
$0Fees
Refinance
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
21223.7%
+0.148%Above
$0Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
895
Applications
1,118
Volume
$161 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.193%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$0
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
80.1%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$180,855
Avg Borrower Income
$103,199
Avg Property Value
$248,106

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
5
States Served
7
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Strong

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Syracuse, NY, NYMSA
Volume: 710Mix: 79.33%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Binghamton, NY, NYMSA
Volume: 32Mix: 3.58%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Utica, NYMSA
Volume: 20Mix: 2.23%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
Elmira, NY, NYMSA
Volume: 15Mix: 1.68%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
Buffalo, NYMSA
Volume: 13Mix: 1.45%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
NYState
Volume: 873Mix: 97.54%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.