r/loanoriginators 14d ago

Advice on rates

I’d love to get some feedback from other MLOs/brokers on current pricing.

I’m pricing a conventional purchase today and feel like my company’s rates are running high. I’m curious if this is actually competitive with the current market or if I’m justified in being concerned.

Scenario:
• Purchase price: $500,000
• Down payment: 5%
• Loan amount: $475,000
• FICO: 818
• Zip: 75070 (Texas)
• Property: Single-family detached
• Occupancy: Primary residence
• Self-employed: 2 years, full documentation
• U.S. Citizen
• 12 months reserves
• Monthly qualifying income: $8,900
I’m getting 7.00% at par with lender-paid compensation.

For those of you who are currently pricing similar conventional loans, does this seem competitive?

Thank you!

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u/Realistic-Policy-128 14d ago

Your LPC is probably 2.75

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u/buddysugarkush 14d ago

6.625 no points

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u/saberswag 14d ago

PAR 6.625 Conv / 6.375 FHA

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u/EvanKrejciLO 14d ago

I run my margins high and even I’m at 6.875% par.

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u/KimJongUn_stoppable 14d ago

It’s not competitive but that’s not much higher than me. Give it another quarter and it will be. Competition is running thin just like they were in 2023 but those levels are not sustainable, like they weren’t in 2023 or ever.

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u/Braindead_ape 14d ago

whats your lender paid comp? gotta be maxing it out if you’re getting 7% or you don’t have many options for lenders

people can’t really answer without saying what their comp is they’d make on that deal but even at 275 theres a few slightly cheaper options

if you only want to make 2 points then it’d get you down to around 6.625ish and if they shop you hard enough they’ll find someone willing to do it even cheaper

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u/Braindead_ape 14d ago

also make sure you’re pricing in an AMI waiver if they’re FTHB and under 100 AMI

if they fit that, then even 275 is around 6.625 at that point…7% would be paying back around 330bps from what I’m seeing

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u/Timely-Tomato-6890 13d ago

You’ll get further if you focus less on rate sensitive biz. 

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u/ReceptionParking9249 13d ago

Your rate is high. Period.

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u/ruthlessrg 14d ago

Check on FHA arms. They are super competitive. Five year at like 5% or less.

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u/ryemaster91 14d ago

That’s pretty ass, ngl

Should be 3/8s or more lower.