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Washington Federal Bank

BankSeattle, WADirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from Washington Federal Bank 690 loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Mediocre
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Acceptable
closing strength
Products
Exceptional
Conventional · Jumbo
Place
Sound
Multi-Region · 18 mkts

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Safe Rate's 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

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Mediocre
Below peers
+43.4 bps above market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Jumbo
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Acceptable
Near industry average
Bottom 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
Multi-Regional19 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Acceptable
50873.6%
+0.407%Above
$4,689Fees
Jumbo Loans
Acceptable
Exceptional
Mediocre
Sound
18226.4%
+0.820%Above
$3,980Fees

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Acceptable
Strong
Mediocre
Acceptable
64893.9%
+0.417%Above
$4,785Fees
Refinance
Mediocre
Acceptable
Mediocre
Mediocre
426.1%
+0.563%Above
$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
States Served
8
We count Washington DC as a state
Avg Place Specialization
Sound

States with Loan Originations

AZCAIDNMNVORUTWA

Top Metro Areas by Place Specialization Score

1
Seattle, WAMSA
Volume: 75Mix: 10.87%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
Everett, WA, WAMSA
Volume: 40Mix: 5.80%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
Las Vegas, NVMSA
Volume: 42Mix: 6.09%of portfolio
Place
Sound
4
Bellingham, WA, WAMSA
Volume: 25Mix: 3.62%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
Mount Vernon, WAMSA
Volume: 16Mix: 2.32%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
Boise City, ID, IDMSA
Volume: 34Mix: 4.93%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
Portland, OR-WAMSA
Volume: 35Mix: 5.07%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
Phoenix, AZMSA
Volume: 39Mix: 5.65%of portfolio
Place
Sound
9
Wenatchee, WAMSA
Volume: 15Mix: 2.17%of portfolio
Place
Sound
10
Tucson, AZ, AZMSA
Volume: 26Mix: 3.77%of portfolio
Place
Sound
Showing 10 of 18 metro areas

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
WAState
Volume: 284Mix: 41.16%of portfolio
Place
Strong
2
ORState
Volume: 94Mix: 13.62%of portfolio
Place
Strong
3
AZState
Volume: 90Mix: 13.04%of portfolio
Place
Strong
4
UTState
Volume: 56Mix: 8.12%of portfolio
Place
Sound
5
IDState
Volume: 56Mix: 8.12%of portfolio
Place
Sound
6
NVState
Volume: 44Mix: 6.38%of portfolio
Place
Sound
7
NMState
Volume: 31Mix: 4.49%of portfolio
Place
Sound
8
CAState
Volume: 35Mix: 5.07%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.