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Gardner Financial Services

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We analyzed every closed loan from Gardner Financial Services 2.6k loans across 4k 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
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Strong
4/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Sound
3/5
Near-National · 26 mkts
Safe Rate Awards
FHA Superstar
FHA
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and Jumbo loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 53 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,522)

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Report Card

Gardner Financial Services performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+53.4 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
FHA
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
VA
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
USDA
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Near-National · 27 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume1,349
Mix51.3%
Spread
+0.511%Above
Fees
$4,315Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume888
Mix33.8%
Spread
+0.725%Above
Fees
$4,660Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Exceptional
Volume340
Mix12.9%
Spread
-0.128%Below
Fees
$5,626Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume37
Mix1.4%
Spread
+0.481%Above
Fees
$4,609Fees
USDA Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Sound
Pricing
Pull Through
Volume16
Mix0.6%
Spread
+0.502%Above
Fees
$1,630Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume2,471
Mix94.0%
Spread
+0.540%Above
Fees
$4,510Fees
Refinance
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Strong
Volume159
Mix6.0%
Spread
+0.448%Above
Fees
$4,683Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
2,630
Applications
3,501
Volume
$907 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.534%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,522
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
75.1%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$345,049
Avg Borrower Income
$141,006
Avg Property Value
$426,114

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
26
markets with activity
States Served
30
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

30
30 states with loan originationsAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington, DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
Northeast2
NJPA
Midwest9
ILINKSMIMNMONEOHSD
South11
ALARFLGAKYLANCOKSCTNTX
West8
AZCACONMNVORUTWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

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Prescott Valley, AZMetro
Volume 137Mix 5.21% of portfolio
91/100
Exceptional
Volume 302Mix 11.48% of portfolio
88/100
Exceptional
3© Medialecent · CC BY 4.0
San Antonio, TXMetro
Volume 649Mix 24.68% of portfolio
86/100
Exceptional
4© Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0
Corpus Christi, TXMetro
Volume 138Mix 5.25% of portfolio
80/100
Exceptional
5© MARELBU · CC BY 3.0
Oklahoma City, OKMetro
Volume 149Mix 5.67% of portfolio
74/100
Strong
Volume 173Mix 6.58% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Volume 83Mix 3.16% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
9© Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pensacola, FLMetro
Volume 48Mix 1.83% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Volume 105Mix 3.99% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Showing 10 of 26 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Texas
Texas
1
TexasState
Volume 1,417Mix 53.88% of portfolio
84/100
Exceptional
Florida
Florida
2
FloridaState
Volume 501Mix 19.05% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
3
OklahomaState
Volume 164Mix 6.24% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Arizona
Arizona
4
ArizonaState
Volume 218Mix 8.29% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Utah
Utah
5
UtahState
Volume 131Mix 4.98% of portfolio
65/100
Strong
Tennessee
Tennessee
6
TennesseeState
Volume 92Mix 3.50% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
South Carolina
South Carolina
7
South CarolinaState
Volume 32Mix 1.22% of portfolio
49/100
Sound
Georgia
Georgia
8
GeorgiaState
Volume 18Mix 0.68% of portfolio
41/100
Sound
New Mexico
New Mexico
9
New MexicoState
Volume 12Mix 0.46% of portfolio
41/100
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.