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West Gate Bank

BankLincoln, NEDirect to Consumer

We analyzed every closed loan from West Gate Bank 1.8k loans across 2k applications— and benchmarked them against peer lenders across the 4 Ps of Mortgage Shopping.

Pricing
Exceptional
vs. all lenders
Pull Through
Exceptional
closing strength
Products
Exceptional
FHA · Conventional · VA · USDA
Place
Strong
Multi-Region · 8 mkts
Safe Rate Awards💎Conventional ChampionVA SuperstarPurchase SuperstarRefinance Superstar

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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

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Report Card

West Gate Bank performance at a glance

CategoryScorevs. Peers
Overall Performance· Pricing & closing strength
Pricing
Rate competitiveness
Exceptional
Market Leader
Rates 3.7 bps below market avg
Pull Through
Closing strength
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
By Loan Product· Specialization by type
Conventional
Exceptional
Market Leader
Top 20% of lenders
FHA
Sound
Industry Standard
Top 60% of lenders
VA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
USDA
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Loan Purpose· Transaction purpose mix
Purchase
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Refinance
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
By Location· Geographic coverage
Geographic Reach
Coverage footprint
Strong
Highly Competitive
Top 40% of lenders
Multi-Regional9 markets

Loan Product Performance

Performance by Loan Product

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

Loan Purpose Performance

Performance by Loan Purpose

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

At a Glance

Lender Overview

Lending Activity
Loans Originated
1,760
Applications
2,006
Volume
$459 million
Pricing & Closing
Avg Rate Spread
-0.037%
vs. market APOR
Avg Net Fees
$1,120
Origination − Credits
Pullthrough Rate
87.7%
Applications → Closed
Typical Borrower
Avg Loan Amount
$260,864
Avg Borrower Income
$129,532
Avg Property Value
$360,170

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Performance

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

Top States by Place Specialization Score

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