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Pentagon Federal Credit Union

Credit UnionMcLean, VADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Pentagon Federal Credit Union 3.4k loans across 9k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Sound
closing strength
Products
Exceptional
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Sound
National · 49 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsFHA SuperstarVA SuperstarPurchase Superstar

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What They Do Well

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

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Pentagon Federal Credit Union performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
Rates 13.4 bps below 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
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
Jumbo
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% 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
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
National50 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
1,74751.6%
+0.112%Above
$3,505Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
3199.4%
+0.072%Above
$3,523Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
1,28538.0%
-0.499%Below
$1,963Fees
Jumbo Loans
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
Mediocre
320.9%
-0.039%Below
$3,309Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
2,78382.3%
-0.106%Below
$3,057Fees
Refinance
Sound
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
60017.7%
-0.215%Below
$2,431Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
3,383
Applications
9,439
Volume
$1 billion
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.134%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,897
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
35.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$384,299
Avg Borrower Income
$157,135
Avg Property Value
$501,471

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
49
States Served
51
Why 51? We count DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Wichita, KS, KSMSA
Volume: 114Mix: 3.37%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Arlington, VA-WVMSA
Volume: 195Mix: 5.76%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
San Juan, PRMSA
Volume: 180Mix: 5.32%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
Baltimore, MDMSA
Volume: 81Mix: 2.39%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Clarksville, TN, TN-KYMSA
Volume: 47Mix: 1.39%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
Washington, DC, DC-MDMSA
Volume: 55Mix: 1.63%of portfolio
Place
Strong
7
Aguadilla, PR, PRMSA
Volume: 28Mix: 0.83%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
San Antonio, TXMSA
Volume: 75Mix: 2.22%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Dallas, TXMSA
Volume: 78Mix: 2.31%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Atlanta, GAMSA
Volume: 69Mix: 2.04%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 49 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
VAState
Volume: 306Mix: 9.05%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
KSState
Volume: 131Mix: 3.87%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
TXState
Volume: 357Mix: 10.55%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
MDState
Volume: 168Mix: 4.97%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
GAState
Volume: 176Mix: 5.20%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
FLState
Volume: 282Mix: 8.34%of portfolio
Place
Strong
7
NCState
Volume: 200Mix: 5.91%of portfolio
Place
Strong
8
PAState
Volume: 125Mix: 3.69%of portfolio
Place
Strong
9
TNState
Volume: 106Mix: 3.13%of portfolio
Place
Strong
10
SCState
Volume: 86Mix: 2.54%of portfolio
Place
Strong
Showing 10 of 41 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.