A government-backed lender
FHA loans made up 49.2% of its lending, against 21.6% for similar lenders, independent non-bank lenders making between half and twice as many loans. Only 38.3% of its loans were conventional, against 67.5%. It also lends on manufactured homes: 5.4%, against 0.5%. Its manufactured-home and FHA loans may explain why 4.0% of its loans were higher-priced, with a rate well above the average for similar loans, against 1.6% for similar lenders.