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We analyzed every closed loan from Washington Federal Bank 690 loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 5 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Safe Rate Ratings· each scored 1–5 against peer lenders
Pricing
Mediocre
1/5
vs. all lenders
Pull-through
Acceptable
2/5
closing strength
Product
Exceptional
5/5
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
3/5
Multi-Region · 18 mkts

Safe Rate Summary

What They Do Well

  • Particularly strong in Conventional and Jumbo loans

Things to Think About

  • Pricing may be below industry average
  • Higher than average fees ($4,643)
  • Pull through efficiency is below industry average

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Report Card

Washington Federal Bank performance at a glance

Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
+43.4 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Exceptional
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Multi-Regional · 19 markets
Sound
Top 60% of lenders

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Conventional
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume508
Mix73.6%
Spread
+0.407%Above
Fees
$4,689Fees
Jumbo Loans
Overall
Sound
Product
Exceptional
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Sound
Volume182
Mix26.4%
Spread
+0.820%Above
Fees
$3,980Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

Purchase
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Strong
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Acceptable
Volume648
Mix93.9%
Spread
+0.417%Above
Fees
$4,785Fees
Refinance
Overall
Acceptable
Product
Acceptable
Pricing
Mediocre
Pull Through
Mediocre
Volume42
Mix6.1%
Spread
+0.563%Above
Fees
$3,562Fees

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
690
Applications
1,645
Volume
$519 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
+0.434%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$4,643
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
41.9%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$753,319
Avg Borrower Income
$256,945
Avg Property Value
$1,347,536

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

Metro Areas
18
markets with activity
States Served
8
of 50 states + DC
Avg Place Specialization
Sound
3/5

States with Loan Originations

8
8 states with loan originationsAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutWashington, DCDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
West8
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Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

Volume 75Mix 10.87% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Volume 40Mix 5.80% of portfolio
64/100
Strong
Volume 42Mix 6.09% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Volume 25Mix 3.62% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
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Mount Vernon, WAMetro
Volume 16Mix 2.32% of portfolio
58/100
Sound
6© Leonardo Pires · CC BY 2.0
Boise City, IDMetro
Volume 34Mix 4.93% of portfolio
56/100
Sound
7© Seasider53 · CC BY 4.0
Portland, OR-WAMetro
Volume 35Mix 5.07% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
8© DPPed · CC BY-SA 3.0
Phoenix, AZMetro
Volume 39Mix 5.65% of portfolio
54/100
Sound
9© Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wenatchee, WAMetro
Volume 15Mix 2.17% of portfolio
54/100
Sound
Volume 26Mix 3.77% of portfolio
54/100
Sound
Showing 10 of 18 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

Washington
Washington
1
WashingtonState
Volume 284Mix 41.16% of portfolio
79/100
Strong
Oregon
Oregon
2
OregonState
Volume 94Mix 13.62% of portfolio
67/100
Strong
Arizona
Arizona
3
ArizonaState
Volume 90Mix 13.04% of portfolio
63/100
Strong
Utah
Utah
4
UtahState
Volume 56Mix 8.12% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Idaho
Idaho
5
IdahoState
Volume 56Mix 8.12% of portfolio
59/100
Sound
Nevada
Nevada
6
NevadaState
Volume 44Mix 6.38% of portfolio
58/100
Sound
New Mexico
New Mexico
7
New MexicoState
Volume 31Mix 4.49% of portfolio
55/100
Sound
California
California
8
CaliforniaState
Volume 35Mix 5.07% of portfolio
47/100
Sound

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use an equal-weight average of scores across our core categories (Pricing, Product, Pull-Through, Place), with lender promptness blended in when a lender has responded to real shopper quote requests.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10/ 30 pts
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10/ 30 pts
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10/ 30 pts
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 5 PsRankings are calculated from observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place, plus Promptness when a lender has answered real shopper quote requests.
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.