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Gate City Bank

BankFargo, NDDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Gate City Bank 1.4k loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Strong
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Exceptional
closing strength
Products
Exceptional
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Exceptional
Multi-Region · 6 mkts
Safe Rate Awards💎Conventional Champion💎FHA Champion💎VA Champion💎Purchase ChampionRefinance Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 26.70 basis points below market average
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Gate City Bank performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Highly Competitive
Rates 26.7 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
Refinance
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
Multi-Regional7 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
1,10880.6%
-0.233%Below
$2,667Fees
FHA Loans
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
17312.6%
-0.294%Below
$2,617Fees
VA Loans
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
674.9%
-1.059%Below
$3,367Fees
Jumbo Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
201.5%
-0.212%Below
$5,301Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
1,22589.1%
-0.293%Below
$2,783Fees
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
15010.9%
-0.068%Below
$1,995Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,375
Applications
1,655
Volume
$400 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.267%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,694
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
83.1%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$291,545
Avg Borrower Income
$133,380
Avg Property Value
$377,916

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
6
States Served
23
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Exceptional

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Fargo, ND, ND-MNMSA
Volume: 387Mix: 28.15%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Bismarck, ND, NDMSA
Volume: 254Mix: 18.47%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
Grand Forks, ND, ND-MNMSA
Volume: 107Mix: 7.78%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
4
Minot, ND, NDMSA
Volume: 114Mix: 8.29%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
5
St. Cloud, MN, MNMSA
Volume: 19Mix: 1.38%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
Minneapolis, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 33Mix: 2.40%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
NDState
Volume: 1,016Mix: 73.89%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
MNState
Volume: 321Mix: 23.35%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.