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The First National Bank of Fort Smith

BankFort Smith, ARDirect to Consumer

The First National Bank of Fort Smith has 294 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 3 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarFHA SuperstarPurchase Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and FHA loans

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Report Card

The First National Bank of Fort Smith performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
+14.5 bps above 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
FHA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional4 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
22977.9%
+0.165%Above
$1,662Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
6321.4%
+0.069%Above
$1,616Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
27192.2%
+0.131%Above
$1,660Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
237.8%
+0.325%Above
$1,753Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
294
Applications
422
Volume
$83 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.145%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,666
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
69.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$283,061
Avg Borrower Income
$130,619
Avg Property Value
$388,537

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
States Served
7
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
Fort Smith, AR, AR-OKMSA
Volume: 100Mix: 34.01%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Fayetteville, ARMSA
Volume: 110Mix: 37.41%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Little Rock, ARMSA
Volume: 46Mix: 15.65%of portfolio
Place
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
ARState
Volume: 264Mix: 89.80%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
OKState
Volume: 25Mix: 8.50%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.