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United Community Bank

BankChatham, ILDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from United Community Bank Il 733 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
Strong
FHA · Conventional · USDA
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 3 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarPurchase SuperstarRefinance Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Competitive pricing compared to the market
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and USDA loans

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Report Card

United Community Bank performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Market Leader
+13.1 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
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% 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
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
Exceptional
Strong
64788.3%
+0.103%Above
$65Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Sound
Strong
Sound
456.1%
+0.560%Above
$900Fees
USDA Loans
Sound
Strong
Sound
304.1%
+0.189%Above
$0Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
54974.9%
+0.099%Above
$151Fees
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
18425.1%
+0.231%Above
$61Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
733
Applications
1,025
Volume
$117 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.131%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$129
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
71.5%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$160,321
Avg Borrower Income
$111,003
Avg Property Value
$227,046

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
3
States Served
9
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
Springfield, IL, ILMSA
Volume: 196Mix: 26.74%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
St. Louis, MO, MO-ILMSA
Volume: 137Mix: 18.69%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
St. Joseph, MO, MO-KSMSA
Volume: 13Mix: 1.77%of portfolio
Place
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
ILState
Volume: 649Mix: 88.54%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
MOState
Volume: 55Mix: 7.50%of portfolio
Place
Sound
3
IAState
Volume: 14Mix: 1.91%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.