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STAR ONE Credit Union

Credit UnionCARLSBAD, CADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Star One Credit Union 702 loans across 1k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Exceptional
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Exceptional
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Strong
Near-National · 6 mkts
Safe Rate Awards💎Jumbo ChampionConventional SuperstarPurchase SuperstarRefinance Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 61.50 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans
  • Nationwide availability with consistent service

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STAR ONE Credit Union performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Market Leader
Rates 61.5 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
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
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Near-National6 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
53075.5%
-0.595%Below
$111Credit
Jumbo Loans
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
17224.5%
-0.670%Below
$94Credit

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
51373.1%
-0.559%Below
$213Credit
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
18926.9%
-0.768%Below
$184Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
702
Applications
1,097
Volume
$594 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.615%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$-106
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
64.0%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$846,766
Avg Borrower Income
$305,811
Avg Property Value
$1,274,644

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
6
States Served
29
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Strong

States with Loan Originations

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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
San Jose, CAMSA
Volume: 231Mix: 32.91%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Oakland, CAMSA
Volume: 178Mix: 25.36%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
Stockton, CAMSA
Volume: 49Mix: 6.98%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
San Francisco, CAMSA
Volume: 44Mix: 6.27%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Santa Cruz, CAMSA
Volume: 15Mix: 2.14%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
Sacramento, CAMSA
Volume: 23Mix: 3.28%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
CAState
Volume: 591Mix: 84.19%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
WAState
Volume: 15Mix: 2.14%of portfolio
Place
Sound
3
NVState
Volume: 10Mix: 1.42%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable
4
TXState
Volume: 11Mix: 1.57%of portfolio
Place
Acceptable

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.