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Firefighters First Federal Credit Union

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Firefighters First Federal Credit Union has 162 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
Exceptional
5/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Acceptable
2/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 3 mkts

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 45.20 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees

Things to Think About

  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

Firefighters First Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Rates 45.2 bps below 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
Multi-Regional · 4 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume147
Mix90.7%
Spread
-0.434%Below
Fees
$870Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume15
Mix9.3%
Spread
-0.627%Below
Fees
$419Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume102
Mix63.0%
Spread
-0.367%Below
Fees
$1,209Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume60
Mix37.0%
Spread
-0.596%Below
Fees
$175Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
162
Applications
284
Volume
$80 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.452%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$828
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
57.0%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$499,136
Avg Borrower Income
$191,883
Avg Property Value
$794,259

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
markets with activity
States Served
11
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

11
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South2
TNTX
West9
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 21Mix 12.96% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
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Los Angeles, CAMetro
Volume 17Mix 10.49% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Volume 14Mix 8.64% of portfolio
48/100
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

California
California
1
CaliforniaState
Volume 95Mix 58.64% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Arizona
Arizona
2
ArizonaState
Volume 19Mix 11.73% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Nevada
Nevada
3
NevadaState
Volume 12Mix 7.41% of portfolio
46/100
Sound
Texas
Texas
4
TexasState
Volume 13Mix 8.02% of portfolio
40/100
Sound

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.