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First Bank & Trust

BankBrookings, SDDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from First Bank Trust 698 loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 2 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarFHA SuperstarVA SuperstarRefinance Superstar

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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

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Report Card

First Bank & Trust performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
Rates 12.9 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
USDA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% 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
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional3 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
52274.8%
-0.112%Below
$3,023Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
11316.2%
+0.012%Above
$2,078Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
385.4%
-0.659%Below
$2,618Fees
USDA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
213.0%
-0.403%Below
$895Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
63691.1%
-0.125%Below
$2,841Fees
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
628.9%
-0.166%Below
$2,596Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
698
Applications
1,051
Volume
$203 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.129%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,818
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
66.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$291,218
Avg Borrower Income
$139,278
Avg Property Value
$391,562

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
States Served
16
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
Sioux Falls, SD, SD-MNMSA
Volume: 297Mix: 42.55%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Minneapolis, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 62Mix: 8.88%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
SDState
Volume: 550Mix: 78.80%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
MNState
Volume: 124Mix: 17.77%of portfolio
Place
Strong

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.