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Granite Bank

BankCold Spring, MNDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Granite Bank 839 loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Acceptable
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Sound
Near-National · 10 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsFHA SuperstarVA Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

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

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average

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Report Card

Granite Bank performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Acceptable
Near industry average
+24.5 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
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Near-National11 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
61473.2%
+0.294%Above
$2,946Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
14517.3%
+0.285%Above
$3,126Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
718.5%
-0.417%Below
$2,389Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
78493.4%
+0.250%Above
$2,956Fees
Refinance
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
556.6%
+0.178%Above
$2,648Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
839
Applications
1,092
Volume
$258 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.245%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,931
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
76.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$307,777
Avg Borrower Income
$124,454
Avg Property Value
$385,203

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
10
States Served
25
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Rapid City, SD, SDMSA
Volume: 102Mix: 12.16%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Minneapolis, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 318Mix: 37.90%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
La Crosse, WI-MNMSA
Volume: 21Mix: 2.50%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
St. Cloud, MN, MNMSA
Volume: 18Mix: 2.15%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
Huntsville, AL, ALMSA
Volume: 20Mix: 2.38%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
Punta Gorda, FL, FLMSA
Volume: 14Mix: 1.67%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Duluth, MN, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 17Mix: 2.03%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
North Port, FLMSA
Volume: 13Mix: 1.55%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Colorado Springs, CO, COMSA
Volume: 10Mix: 1.19%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Chicago, ILMSA
Volume: 11Mix: 1.31%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
MNState
Volume: 495Mix: 59.00%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
SDState
Volume: 137Mix: 16.33%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
WIState
Volume: 46Mix: 5.48%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
FLState
Volume: 60Mix: 7.15%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
ALState
Volume: 25Mix: 2.98%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
COState
Volume: 16Mix: 1.91%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
ILState
Volume: 17Mix: 2.03%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
TXState
Volume: 13Mix: 1.55%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.