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First Heritage Mortgage

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We analyzed every closed loan from First Heritage Mortgage 6.1k loans across 7k 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
Sound
3/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Exceptional
5/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Strong
4/5
Multi-Region · 34 mkts
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar
Refinance Superstar
Refinance
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and Jumbo and USDA loans

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Report Card

First Heritage Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
+9.6 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
FHA
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
VA
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
USDA
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 35 markets
Strong
Top 40% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume3,762
Mix61.3%
Spread
+0.203%Above
Fees
$2,649Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume1,399
Mix22.8%
Spread
+0.060%Above
Fees
$2,598Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume894
Mix14.6%
Spread
-0.444%Below
Fees
$2,646Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Acceptable
Pull Through
Strong
Volume62
Mix1.0%
Spread
+0.211%Above
Fees
$1,916Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume25
Mix0.4%
Spread
+0.097%Above
Fees
$2,359Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Sound
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume6,001
Mix97.7%
Spread
+0.099%Above
Fees
$2,666Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume141
Mix2.3%
Spread
+0.006%Above
Fees
$1,488Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
6,142
Applications
7,470
Volume
$2 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.096%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,629
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
82.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$420,101
Avg Borrower Income
$163,415
Avg Property Value
$519,999

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
34
markets with activity
States Served
17
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Strong
4/5

States with Loan Originations

17
17 states with loan originationsAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington, DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
Northeast2
NJPA
Midwest1
IL
South12
ALDCDEFLGAMDNCSCTNTXVAWV
West2
CACO

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1© Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Arlington, VA-WVMetro
Volume 1,561Mix 25.42% of portfolio
98/100
Exceptional
Volume 563Mix 9.17% of portfolio
98/100
Exceptional
3© Artaxerxes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Charlottesville, VAMetro
Volume 193Mix 3.14% of portfolio
96/100
Exceptional
Volume 622Mix 10.13% of portfolio
93/100
Exceptional
5© Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0
Washington, DC, DC-MDMetro
Volume 454Mix 7.39% of portfolio
92/100
Exceptional
6© Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blacksburg, VAMetro
Volume 106Mix 1.73% of portfolio
89/100
Exceptional
Volume 272Mix 4.43% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
8© c_live_lee · CC0
Augusta, GA-SCMetro
Volume 187Mix 3.04% of portfolio
85/100
Exceptional
Volume 115Mix 1.87% of portfolio
79/100
Strong
10© Spatms · CC BY-SA 4.0
Greenville, SCMetro
Volume 149Mix 2.43% of portfolio
77/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 34 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Virginia
Virginia
1
VirginiaState
Volume 2,537Mix 41.31% of portfolio
97/100
Exceptional
South Carolina
South Carolina
2
South CarolinaState
Volume 1,089Mix 17.73% of portfolio
90/100
Exceptional
Maryland
Maryland
3
MarylandState
Volume 891Mix 14.51% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
West Virginia
West Virginia
4
West VirginiaState
Volume 175Mix 2.85% of portfolio
76/100
Strong
Georgia
Georgia
5
GeorgiaState
Volume 512Mix 8.34% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
North Carolina
North Carolina
6
North CarolinaState
Volume 385Mix 6.27% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Florida
Florida
7
FloridaState
Volume 424Mix 6.90% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
8
Washington, DCState
Volume 58Mix 0.94% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
9
PennsylvaniaState
Volume 33Mix 0.54% of portfolio
45/100
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.