Big loans, and government ones
Its typical loan was $305,000, against $195,000 at similar lenders (national banks making between half and twice as many loans). Jumbo loans, those larger than the conforming limit, made up 8.6% of its lending, against 2.1%. It also makes loans most of its peers do not: FHA loans (insured by the Federal Housing Administration) were 7.9% and VA loans (guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs) 7.6%. The typical peer made none of either.