A government-backed purchase lender
Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) were 43.4% of its originations and loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 27.3%, against 2.4% and 1.1% at the typical similar lender (national banks making between half and twice as many loans). Home purchases were 89.9% of its lending. Few national banks of its size lend this way; its conventional share, 28.5%, was among the lowest of the 38 similar lenders.