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First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union

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First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union has 160 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
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Sound
3/5
Conventional
Place
Strong
4/5
Regional · 2 mkts
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

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

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Report Card

First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
+19.2 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Regional · 3 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume159
Mix99.4%
Spread
+0.190%Above
Fees
$859Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Sound
Volume98
Mix61.3%
Spread
+0.382%Above
Fees
$1,283Fees
Refinance
Overall
Strong
Product
Sound
Pricing
Exceptional
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume62
Mix38.8%
Spread
-0.138%Below
Fees
$123Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
160
Applications
199
Volume
$34 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.192%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$860
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
80.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$218,625
Avg Borrower Income
$117,219
Avg Property Value
$334,375

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
markets with activity
States Served
2
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

2
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Northeast2
NJPA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Paul Leiby · CC BY 3.0
Allentown, PA-NJMetro
Volume 108Mix 67.50% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
2© Jack · CC BY-SA 2.0
Reading, PAMetro
Volume 27Mix 16.88% of portfolio
62/100
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 156Mix 97.50% of portfolio
74/100
Strong

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.