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Member First Mortgage, LLC

Independent Mortgage CompanyGRAND RAPIDS, MIDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Member First Mortgage 1.0k loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Acceptable
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Sound
Near-National · 20 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

Things to Think About

  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

Member First Mortgage, LLC performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
+23.4 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 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
Jumbo
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Refinance
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Near-National21 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
70169.4%
+0.128%Above
$2,383Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
23423.2%
+0.596%Above
$1,997Fees
VA Loans
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
404.0%
+0.256%Above
$1,478Fees
Jumbo Loans
Sound
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
262.6%
-0.263%Below
$2,746Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
76275.4%
+0.240%Above
$2,322Fees
Refinance
Sound
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
24824.6%
+0.219%Above
$2,116Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,010
Applications
2,327
Volume
$322 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.234%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,271
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
43.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$319,495
Avg Borrower Income
$137,931
Avg Property Value
$426,980

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
20
States Served
38
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
Seattle, WAMSA
Volume: 59Mix: 5.84%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Dallas, TXMSA
Volume: 72Mix: 7.13%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, KY-INMSA
Volume: 33Mix: 3.27%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
Fort Worth, TXMSA
Volume: 36Mix: 3.56%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
Detroit, MIMSA
Volume: 33Mix: 3.27%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
Rome, GA, GAMSA
Volume: 15Mix: 1.49%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Marietta, GA, GAMSA
Volume: 29Mix: 2.87%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Warren, MIMSA
Volume: 33Mix: 3.27%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Chicago, ILMSA
Volume: 36Mix: 3.56%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Lake County, INMSA
Volume: 20Mix: 1.98%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 20 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
MIState
Volume: 170Mix: 16.83%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
WAState
Volume: 102Mix: 10.10%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
GAState
Volume: 122Mix: 12.08%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
TXState
Volume: 154Mix: 15.25%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
INState
Volume: 84Mix: 8.32%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
ILState
Volume: 68Mix: 6.73%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
KYState
Volume: 39Mix: 3.86%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
PAState
Volume: 43Mix: 4.26%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
NJState
Volume: 34Mix: 3.37%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
AKState
Volume: 16Mix: 1.58%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 16 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.