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Mechanics Bank

BankWalnut Creek, CADirect to Consumer

Mechanics Bank Ca has 99 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Strong
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Acceptable
closing strength
Products
Strong
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
Single State · 4 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsJumbo Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 19.00 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees

Things to Think About

  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

Mechanics Bank performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
Highly Competitive
Rates 19.0 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Single State4 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
5757.6%
-0.003%Below
$689Fees
Jumbo Loans
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
4242.4%
-0.441%Below
$683Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
6767.7%
-0.121%Below
$852Fees
Refinance
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Acceptable
3232.3%
-0.341%Below
$322Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
99
Applications
172
Volume
$100 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.190%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$686
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
57.6%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$1,019,646
Avg Borrower Income
$371,727
Avg Property Value
$1,622,576

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
4
States Served
1
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

States with Loan Originations

CA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Salinas, CA, CAMSA
Volume: 12Mix: 12.12%of portfolio
Place
Sound
2
Oakland, CAMSA
Volume: 19Mix: 19.19%of portfolio
Place
Sound
3
San Francisco, CAMSA
Volume: 13Mix: 13.13%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
San Diego, CAMSA
Volume: 10Mix: 10.10%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
CAState
Volume: 99Mix: 100.00%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.