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First Alliance Home Mortgage

Independent Mortgage CompanyCranford, NJHQDirectReviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from First Alliance Home Mortgage 869 loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders 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
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 21 mkts

Safe Rate Summary

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

First Alliance Home Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
+35.4 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 22 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume501
Mix57.7%
Spread
+0.368%Above
Fees
$3,458Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume342
Mix39.4%
Spread
+0.669%Above
Fees
$4,697Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume24
Mix2.8%
Spread
-0.463%Below
Fees
$3,499Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume623
Mix71.7%
Spread
+0.411%Above
Fees
$3,675Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Sound
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume246
Mix28.3%
Spread
-0.051%Below
Fees
$2,843Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
869
Applications
1,386
Volume
$291 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.354%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$3,573
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
62.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$335,046
Avg Borrower Income
$123,513
Avg Property Value
$420,374

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
21
markets with activity
States Served
22
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

22
22 states with loan originationsAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington, DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
Northeast4
CTNJNYPA
Midwest3
ILINOH
South11
DCDEFLGAKYMDMSNCSCTNVA
West4
AZCAIDMT

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Jeffrey Hayes · CC BY 2.0
Harrisburg, PAMetro
Volume 84Mix 9.67% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
2© Smallbones · CC0
York, PAMetro
Volume 66Mix 7.59% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 79Mix 9.09% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Volume 68Mix 7.83% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
5© Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0
New York, NY-NJMetro
Volume 55Mix 6.33% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
6© Smith, H. B. · Public domain
Atlantic City, NJMetro
Volume 26Mix 2.99% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Volume 26Mix 2.99% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Volume 29Mix 3.34% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
Volume 19Mix 2.19% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
10© Dough4872 · Public domain
Montgomery County, PAMetro
Volume 19Mix 2.19% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 21 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

New Jersey
New Jersey
1
New JerseyState
Volume 246Mix 28.31% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
2
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 235Mix 27.04% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Maryland
Maryland
3
MarylandState
Volume 76Mix 8.75% of portfolio
61/100
Strong
Florida
Florida
4
FloridaState
Volume 86Mix 9.90% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
New York
New York
5
New YorkState
Volume 40Mix 4.60% of portfolio
52/100
Sound
North Carolina
North Carolina
6
North CarolinaState
Volume 34Mix 3.91% of portfolio
48/100
Sound
Connecticut
Connecticut
7
ConnecticutState
Volume 23Mix 2.65% of portfolio
48/100
Sound
Virginia
Virginia
8
VirginiaState
Volume 25Mix 2.88% of portfolio
47/100
Sound
Tennessee
Tennessee
9
TennesseeState
Volume 24Mix 2.76% of portfolio
46/100
Sound
Georgia
Georgia
10
GeorgiaState
Volume 14Mix 1.61% of portfolio
40/100
Acceptable
Showing 10 of 13 states

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.