Bigger loans, more government backing
Its typical loan was $265,000. At similar lenders (credit unions making between half and twice as many loans) it was $95,000, and Advantage Plus's was higher than at nineteen in twenty of them. Home purchases took 70.3% of its loans. FHA loans (insured by the Federal Housing Administration) were 15.8% of its lending, against 0.0% at peers.