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Proper Rate, LLC

Independent Mortgage CompanyWilmington, DEDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Proper Rate 1.6k loans across 2k 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
Multi-Region · 10 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsVA SuperstarJumbo Superstar

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What They Do Well

  • Particularly strong in Conventional and VA and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Proper Rate, LLC performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
+28.3 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
FHA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% 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
Multi-Regional11 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
1,36986.0%
+0.298%Above
$1,748Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
442.8%
+0.684%Above
$1,579Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
322.0%
-0.432%Below
$214Credit
Jumbo Loans
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
1469.2%
+0.138%Above
$964Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
1,44090.5%
+0.282%Above
$1,831Fees
Refinance
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
1519.5%
+0.287%Above
$84Credit

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,591
Applications
2,369
Volume
$736 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.283%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,645
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
67.2%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$463,228
Avg Borrower Income
$225,767
Avg Property Value
$634,265

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
10
States Served
17
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: 1,200Mix: 75.42%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Lake County, IL, ILMSA
Volume: 87Mix: 5.47%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Lake County, INMSA
Volume: 54Mix: 3.39%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
Elgin, IL, ILMSA
Volume: 44Mix: 2.77%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Niles, MI, MIMSA
Volume: 30Mix: 1.89%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
San Jose, CAMSA
Volume: 24Mix: 1.51%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Michigan City, INMSA
Volume: 12Mix: 0.75%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Denver, COMSA
Volume: 17Mix: 1.07%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Stockton, CAMSA
Volume: 10Mix: 0.63%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Milwaukee, WIMSA
Volume: 10Mix: 0.63%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
ILState
Volume: 1,337Mix: 84.04%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
INState
Volume: 71Mix: 4.46%of portfolio
Place
Sound
3
CAState
Volume: 61Mix: 3.83%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
MIState
Volume: 41Mix: 2.58%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
WIState
Volume: 32Mix: 2.01%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
COState
Volume: 18Mix: 1.13%of portfolio
Place
Sound

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.