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Guidance Residential, LLC

Independent Mortgage CompanyWILMINGTON, DEDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Guidance Residential 2.0k loans across 3k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Sound
closing strength
Products
Strong
Conventional
Place
Sound
Near-National · 49 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 62 basis points above market average

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Report Card

Guidance Residential, LLC performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+61.7 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
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-National50 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Acceptable
1,961100.0%
+0.617%Above
$2,991Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Acceptable
1,77190.3%
+0.623%Above
$2,989Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
1909.7%
+0.560%Above
$3,010Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,961
Applications
3,107
Volume
$757 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.617%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,991
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
63.1%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$386,178
Avg Borrower Income
$175,928
Avg Property Value
$531,828

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
49
States Served
34
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
Chicago, ILMSA
Volume: 211Mix: 10.76%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Dallas, TXMSA
Volume: 120Mix: 6.12%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Lakewood, NJMSA
Volume: 61Mix: 3.11%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
Houston, TXMSA
Volume: 87Mix: 4.44%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
New York, NY-NJMSA
Volume: 71Mix: 3.62%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
Seattle, WAMSA
Volume: 41Mix: 2.09%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Detroit, MIMSA
Volume: 39Mix: 1.99%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Arlington, VA-WVMSA
Volume: 44Mix: 2.24%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Warren, MIMSA
Volume: 43Mix: 2.19%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Minneapolis, MN-WIMSA
Volume: 47Mix: 2.40%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 49 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
ILState
Volume: 245Mix: 12.49%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
NJState
Volume: 125Mix: 6.37%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
TXState
Volume: 252Mix: 12.85%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
NYState
Volume: 155Mix: 7.90%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
MIState
Volume: 99Mix: 5.05%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
WAState
Volume: 70Mix: 3.57%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
CAState
Volume: 137Mix: 6.99%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
MDState
Volume: 61Mix: 3.11%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
OHState
Volume: 78Mix: 3.98%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
MAState
Volume: 59Mix: 3.01%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 28 states

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.