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United Bank

BankFairfax, VADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from United Bank VA 2.2k loans across 3k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Sound
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Strong
closing strength
Products
Strong
FHA · Conventional · VA · Jumbo · USDA
Place
Sound
Multi-Region · 21 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarFHA SuperstarVA SuperstarPurchase SuperstarRefinance Superstar

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What They Do Well

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

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United Bank performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Sound
Industry Standard
+5.7 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
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
USDA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% 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-Regional22 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
1,79180.6%
+0.063%Above
$2,010Fees
FHA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
2139.6%
+0.323%Above
$2,296Fees
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
1185.3%
-0.522%Below
$2,126Fees
Jumbo Loans
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
803.6%
+0.086%Above
$1,575Fees
USDA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
200.9%
-0.120%Below
$1,891Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
1,98689.4%
+0.063%Above
$2,111Fees
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
23610.6%
+0.001%Above
$1,312Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
2,222
Applications
2,933
Volume
$915 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.057%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$2,034
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
75.8%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$411,823
Avg Borrower Income
$163,059
Avg Property Value
$530,212

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
21
States Served
14
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
Richmond, VA, VAMSA
Volume: 584Mix: 26.28%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
Washington, DC, DC-MDMSA
Volume: 228Mix: 10.26%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
Arlington, VA-WVMSA
Volume: 390Mix: 17.55%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
4
Frederick, MDMSA
Volume: 137Mix: 6.17%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Baltimore, MDMSA
Volume: 186Mix: 8.37%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
HuntingtonMSA
Volume: 58Mix: 2.61%of portfolio
Place
Strong
7
Harrisonburg, VA, VAMSA
Volume: 43Mix: 1.94%of portfolio
Place
Strong
8
Morgantown, WV, WVMSA
Volume: 24Mix: 1.08%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Wilmington, NC, NCMSA
Volume: 27Mix: 1.22%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Hagerstown, MD-WVMSA
Volume: 25Mix: 1.13%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 21 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
VAState
Volume: 1,181Mix: 53.15%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
MDState
Volume: 498Mix: 22.41%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
3
WVState
Volume: 164Mix: 7.38%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
DCState
Volume: 83Mix: 3.74%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
SCState
Volume: 104Mix: 4.68%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
NCState
Volume: 131Mix: 5.90%of portfolio
Place
Strong
7
PAState
Volume: 22Mix: 0.99%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
FLState
Volume: 16Mix: 0.72%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.