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Shea Mortgage

Independent Mortgage CompanyWalnut, CAHQDirectReviews near you on Google

We analyzed every closed loan from Shea Mortgage 1.0k loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Strong
4/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Sound
3/5
closing strength
Product
Strong
4/5
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 15 mkts
Safe Rate Awards
Conventional Superstar
Conventional
Superstar
VA Superstar
VA
Superstar
Purchase Superstar
Purchase
Superstar

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA and VA and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Shea Mortgage performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Strong
+8.5 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
FHA
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
VA
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 15 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume833
Mix82.6%
Spread
+0.136%Above
Fees
$242Fees
FHA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Strong
Volume74
Mix7.3%
Spread
+0.262%Above
Fees
$387Fees
VA Loans
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Strong
Volume65
Mix6.4%
Spread
-0.451%Below
Fees
$547Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Strong
Pricing
Pull Through
Sound
Volume37
Mix3.7%
Spread
+0.074%Above
Fees
$71Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Strong
Product
Strong
Pricing
Strong
Pull Through
Sound
Volume1,008
Mix99.9%
Spread
+0.086%Above
Fees
$256Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,009
Applications
1,407
Volume
$556 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.085%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$264
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
71.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$551,511
Avg Borrower Income
$216,256
Avg Property Value
$839,936

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
15
markets with activity
States Served
11
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

11
11 states with loan originationsAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington, DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
South5
FLNCSCTXVA
West6
AZCACOIDNVWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 218Mix 21.61% of portfolio
75/100
Strong
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Phoenix, AZMetro
Volume 220Mix 21.80% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
Volume 73Mix 7.23% of portfolio
73/100
Strong
4© Lan56 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Oxnard, CAMetro
Volume 56Mix 5.55% of portfolio
69/100
Strong
Volume 103Mix 10.21% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Volume 69Mix 6.84% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
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Winchester, VA, VA-WVMetro
Volume 24Mix 2.38% of portfolio
62/100
Strong
Volume 31Mix 3.07% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
9© chucka_nc · CC BY-SA 2.0
Charlotte, NC-SCMetro
Volume 42Mix 4.16% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Volume 42Mix 4.16% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 15 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Arizona
Arizona
1
ArizonaState
Volume 238Mix 23.59% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
Colorado
Colorado
2
ColoradoState
Volume 218Mix 21.61% of portfolio
72/100
Strong
California
California
3
CaliforniaState
Volume 288Mix 28.54% of portfolio
68/100
Strong
Texas
Texas
4
TexasState
Volume 103Mix 10.21% of portfolio
57/100
Sound
Washington
Washington
5
WashingtonState
Volume 40Mix 3.96% of portfolio
53/100
Sound
Virginia
Virginia
6
VirginiaState
Volume 34Mix 3.37% of portfolio
50/100
Sound
Idaho
Idaho
7
IdahoState
Volume 23Mix 2.28% of portfolio
48/100
Sound
North Carolina
North Carolina
8
North CarolinaState
Volume 27Mix 2.68% of portfolio
45/100
Sound
South Carolina
South Carolina
9
South CarolinaState
Volume 15Mix 1.49% of portfolio
42/100
Sound
Florida
Florida
10
FloridaState
Volume 21Mix 2.08% of portfolio
40/100
Acceptable

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across our core categories (Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, Place), with lender promptness blended in when a lender has responded to real shopper quote requests.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10/ 30 pts
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10/ 30 pts
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10/ 30 pts
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 5 PsRankings are calculated from observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place, plus Promptness when a lender has answered real shopper quote requests.
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.