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First Technology Federal Credit Union

Credit UnionSan Jose, CADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from First Technology Federal Credit Union 1.1k loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Strong
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Exceptional
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
Multi-Region · 12 mkts
Safe Rate Awards💎Jumbo ChampionRefinance Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans

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First Technology Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Highly Competitive
+1.2 bps above 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
Jumbo
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% 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
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Multi-Regional13 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
85576.3%
+0.068%Above
$774Fees
Jumbo Loans
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
26623.7%
-0.203%Below
$1,739Credit

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
84775.6%
+0.053%Above
$434Fees
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
27424.4%
-0.127%Below
$330Credit

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,121
Applications
1,561
Volume
$772 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.012%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$259
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
71.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$689,237
Avg Borrower Income
$252,331
Avg Property Value
$1,037,444

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
12
States Served
24
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Seattle, WAMSA
Volume: 261Mix: 23.28%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Portland, OR-WAMSA
Volume: 309Mix: 27.56%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
Everett, WA, WAMSA
Volume: 52Mix: 4.64%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
Salem, OR, ORMSA
Volume: 38Mix: 3.39%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
San Jose, CAMSA
Volume: 49Mix: 4.37%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
Oakland, CAMSA
Volume: 40Mix: 3.57%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Houston, TXMSA
Volume: 48Mix: 4.28%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Boise City, ID, IDMSA
Volume: 32Mix: 2.85%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Fort Collins, COMSA
Volume: 18Mix: 1.61%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
San Diego, CAMSA
Volume: 14Mix: 1.25%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 12 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
ORState
Volume: 367Mix: 32.74%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
WAState
Volume: 355Mix: 31.67%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
CAState
Volume: 159Mix: 14.18%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
TXState
Volume: 72Mix: 6.42%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
IDState
Volume: 35Mix: 3.12%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
COState
Volume: 30Mix: 2.68%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
MAState
Volume: 13Mix: 1.16%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
GAState
Volume: 15Mix: 1.34%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
NCState
Volume: 16Mix: 1.43%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable
10
FLState
Volume: 17Mix: 1.52%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable

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.