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WEST GATE BANK

Bank|Lincoln, NE|Multi-Region
Loans Originated
1,760
Applications
2,006
Volume
$459 million
Offers loans directly to consumersSources loans from independent brokers
Overall Pricing
Exceptional
Overall Pull Through
Exceptional
Safe Rate Awards💎Conventional ChampionVA SuperstarPurchase SuperstarRefinance Superstar

Pricing and Pullthrough Overview

Average Rate Spread
-0.037%
The average of the lender's APR minus the market's average APR (APOR)
Average Net Fees
$1,120
Borrower paid Origination Charges - Lender Credits
Pullthrough Rate
87.7%
Percentage of applications that result in closed loans

Safe Rate's Summary

What They Do Well

  • Offers rates 3.70 basis points below market average
  • Lower than average lender fees
  • Strong pull through performance
  • Particularly strong in Conventional and VA and USDA loans

Report Card

WEST GATE BANK performance at a glance

CategoryRatingGradeDetails
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
ExceptionalMarket Leader
Pull Through
Closing Strength
ExceptionalMarket Leader
Products
Loan Type Specialists
Specialization score by loan product
Conventional
ExceptionalMarket Leader
FHA
SoundIndustry Standard
VA
StrongHighly Competitive
USDA
StrongHighly Competitive
Purpose
Reason specialization
Specialization score by loan purpose
Purchase
StrongHighly Competitive
Refinance
StrongHighly Competitive
Places
Geographic coverage
StrongMulti-Regional · 9 metro areas · 16 states
Rating Scale:
Exceptional (80-100)
Strong (60-79)
Sound (40-59)
Acceptable (20-39)
Mediocre (0-19)

Typical Borrower Profile

Average Loan Amount
$260,864
Average Borrower Income
$129,532
Average Property Value
$360,170

Performance by Loan Product

Loan TypeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Conventional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
1,64693.5%-0.021%$1,110
FHA Loans
Sound
Sound
N/A
Sound
331.9%-0.036%$585
VA Loans
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
623.5%-0.546%$1,635
USDA Loans
Strong
Strong
N/A
Strong
181.0%-0.298%$1,125

Performance by Loan Purpose

PurposeOverall
ProductPricingPull ThroughVolumeMixSpread
Fees
Purchase
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
1,47884.0%-0.028%$1,142
Refinance
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
28216.0%-0.082%$1,009

Geographic Coverage

Metro Areas
8
States Served
16
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
Omaha, NE, NE-IAMSA
Volume: 429Mix: 24.38%
Place Specialization
Exceptional
2
Lincoln, NE, NEMSA
Volume: 310Mix: 17.61%
Place Specialization
Exceptional
3
Grand Island, NE, NEMSA
Volume: 34Mix: 1.93%
Place Specialization
Strong
4
Sioux City, IAMSA
Volume: 31Mix: 1.76%
Place Specialization
Sound
5
Des Moines, IAMSA
Volume: 36Mix: 2.05%
Place Specialization
Sound
6
Ames, IA, IAMSA
Volume: 14Mix: 0.80%
Place Specialization
Sound
7
Waterloo, IAMSA
Volume: 12Mix: 0.68%
Place Specialization
Sound
8
Sioux Falls, SD, SD-MNMSA
Volume: 11Mix: 0.62%
Place Specialization
Sound

Top States by Place Specialization Score

1
NEState
Volume: 1,396Mix: 79.32%
Place Specialization
Exceptional
2
IAState
Volume: 248Mix: 14.09%
Place Specialization
Strong
3
WYState
Volume: 30Mix: 1.70%
Place Specialization
Sound
4
SDState
Volume: 24Mix: 1.36%
Place Specialization
Sound
5
KSState
Volume: 11Mix: 0.62%
Place Specialization
Acceptable
6
COState
Volume: 12Mix: 0.68%
Place Specialization
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%)
💎
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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