Homeowner lending, not purchase lending
Refinancing made up 40.9% of its loans, other purposes 39.3% and home improvement 8.8%; home purchases were only 11.0%. Its typical loan was $125,000, lower than nearly all similar lenders (independent non-bank lenders making between half and twice as many loans), whose typical loan was $300,000. Conventional loans rose to 83.4% from 52.7% five years before.