Small loans
Its typical loan was $85,000, against $195,000 at similar lenders, which are state member banks making between half and twice as many loans. That puts it among the lowest tenth. Its mix may be part of the reason: home-improvement loans were 15.2% of the total, beside 51.5% purchases and 30.3% refinances. All its loans were conventional and none was jumbo, larger than the conforming limit.