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Valley National Bank

BankPassaic, NJDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Valley National Bank 1.1k 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 · Jumbo
Place
Sound
Multi-Region · 14 mkts
Safe Rate AwardsConventional SuperstarJumbo SuperstarPurchase Superstar

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Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 30.10 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans

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Report Card

Valley National Bank performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Market Leader
Rates 30.1 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
FHA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Jumbo
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
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Multi-Regional15 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
95188.6%
-0.321%Below
$1,262Fees
FHA Loans
Sound
Sound
Strong
Sound
302.8%
+0.195%Above
$1,611Fees
Jumbo Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
837.7%
-0.237%Below
$1,063Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
97090.4%
-0.353%Below
$1,237Fees
Refinance
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
1039.6%
+0.240%Above
$1,471Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,073
Applications
1,443
Volume
$519 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.301%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,257
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
74.4%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$484,590
Avg Borrower Income
$231,692
Avg Property Value
$692,418

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
14
States Served
24
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
New York, NY-NJMSA
Volume: 268Mix: 24.98%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Nassau County, NYMSA
Volume: 202Mix: 18.83%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Newark, NJ, NJMSA
Volume: 124Mix: 11.56%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
Lakewood, NJMSA
Volume: 76Mix: 7.08%of portfolio
Place
Strong
5
Atlantic City, NJMSA
Volume: 36Mix: 3.36%of portfolio
Place
Strong
6
Kiryas Joel, NYMSA
Volume: 38Mix: 3.54%of portfolio
Place
Strong
7
Fort Lauderdale, FLMSA
Volume: 42Mix: 3.91%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
West Palm Beach, FLMSA
Volume: 35Mix: 3.26%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Kingston, NY, NYMSA
Volume: 21Mix: 1.96%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Tampa, FL, FLMSA
Volume: 32Mix: 2.98%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 14 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
NJState
Volume: 354Mix: 32.99%of portfolio
Place
Exceptional
2
NYState
Volume: 450Mix: 41.94%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
FLState
Volume: 188Mix: 17.52%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
ALState
Volume: 31Mix: 2.89%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
PAState
Volume: 14Mix: 1.30%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.