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Universal Mortgage & Finance, Inc.

Independent Mortgage CompanyLUTHERVILLE, MDDirect to Consumer

Universal Mortgage Finance has 94 closed loans in our dataset — fully analyzed and benchmarked against peers across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Sound
closing strength
Products
Sound
FHA · Conventional · VA
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 2 mkts

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Safe Rate's Summary

Things to Think About

  • Rates typically 70 basis points above market average
  • Higher than average fees ($6,387)

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Report Card

Universal Mortgage & Finance, Inc. performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+70.0 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Mediocre
Below peers
Bottom 20% of lenders
FHA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
VA
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional2 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Mediocre
Mediocre
Acceptable
3133.0%
+0.737%Above
$5,861Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Sound
Strong
5154.3%
+0.846%Above
$6,957Fees
VA Loans
Acceptable
Acceptable
1111.7%
+0.031%Above
$5,955Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Acceptable
Acceptable
Mediocre
Sound
7781.9%
+0.742%Above
$6,174Fees
Refinance
Acceptable
Acceptable
Sound
1718.1%
+0.519%Above
$7,310Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
94
Applications
130
Volume
$37 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.700%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$6,387
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
72.3%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$400,426
Avg Borrower Income
$192,223
Avg Property Value
$455,319

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
2
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
Washington, DC, DC-MDMSA
Volume: 27Mix: 28.72%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Baltimore, MDMSA
Volume: 36Mix: 38.30%of portfolio
Place
Strong

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
MDState
Volume: 73Mix: 77.66%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
VAState
Volume: 10Mix: 10.64%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.