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Mortgage and Lending Employee Benefits Benchmarks

What mortgage and lending employers actually offer across medical, ancillary, leave, and retirement, benchmarked against the wider market.

78% offer a health savings account
97% offer a defined contribution plan

The strongest package in the dataset

Mortgage and lending employers compete for a licensed, mobile workforce in a market that moves with interest rates. Holding experienced originators and underwriters through a slow cycle is what benefits are for here.

1. Medical

What medical benefits do mortgage and lending employers typically offer?

This workforce is financially literate and evaluates medical cost precisely. Total expected outlay is what is being compared, not the headline contribution.

82%
Employer share, single
Against 81% across all industries
73%
Employer share, family
Against 69% across all industries
78%
Offer an HSA
Against 40% across all industries

How this industry compares on medical

Mployer benchmark data for this industry against the market, with the unlabelled bars showing how far the figure moves across employer size.

Axis truncated. The floor is shown on the scale. Cohort low and high are drawn but not labelled.

Industry medical measureBenchmark
Medical care benefit availability by size cohortSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Average monthly employer premium, single coverageSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Average monthly employer premium, family coverageSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Median monthly employee contribution, single and familySee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Average deductible by plan type: PPO, HMO, POS, HDHPSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Maximum out of pocket by plan typeSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Enrollment mix across PPO, HMO, POS, and HDHPSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Funding split: fully insured, level funded, self fundedSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Average employer HSA and HRA contributionSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Section 125 healthcare and dependent care FSA availabilitySee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Waiting period distribution for new hiresSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Medical plan participation rateSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All

These figures are available for this industry across all 50 states and 7 size cohorts inside Mployer Insights+.

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2. Ancillary

What ancillary benefits do mortgage and lending employers offer?

Ancillary lines are comprehensive across the sector, which moves the competitive question from availability to structure and employer share.

72%
Offer dental
Against 71% across all industries
89%
Offer vision
Against 89% across all industries
70%
Offer short-term disability
Against 69% across all industries

How this industry compares on ancillary

Mployer benchmark data for this industry against the market, with the unlabelled bars showing how far the figure moves across employer size.

Axis truncated. The floor is shown on the scale. Cohort low and high are drawn but not labelled.

Industry ancillary measureBenchmark
Employer contribution share for dental, single and familySee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Employer contribution share for vision, single and familySee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Average total monthly dental and vision premiumSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Short-term disability offer rate and benefit designSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Long-term disability offer rate and maximum monthly benefitSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Basic life benefit multiple and flat dollar medianSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Share of plans where life is fully employer paidSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Voluntary life offer rateSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Critical illness and accident offer ratesSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Long-term care insurance offer rateSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All

These figures are available for this industry across all 50 states and 7 size cohorts inside Mployer Insights+.

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3. Leave

What is the typical paid leave structure for mortgage and lending employers?

Leave is judged against a cycle where volume can arrive suddenly. What counts is whether time off holds when the pipeline fills.

41%
Consolidated leave plan
Against 46% across all industries
51%
Offer paid family leave
Against 67% across all industries
50%
Sick leave carries over
Against 65% across all industries

How this industry compares on leave

Mployer benchmark data for this industry against the market, with the unlabelled bars showing how far the figure moves across employer size.

Axis truncated. The floor is shown on the scale. Cohort low and high are drawn but not labelled.

Industry leave measureBenchmark
Consolidated plan accrual at 1, 5, 10, and 20 years of serviceSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Non-consolidated vacation accrual by tenureSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Paid holidays offer rate and median daysSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Paid sick leave offer rate and median daysSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Sick leave carryover treatmentSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Unpaid family leave offer rateSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Paid personal leave offer rateSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Funeral, jury duty, and military leave offer ratesSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All

These figures are available for this industry across all 50 states and 7 size cohorts inside Mployer Insights+.

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4. Retirement

What is the typical retirement plan structure for mortgage and lending employers?

Retirement is a defining strength of this sector and a central part of why experienced staff stay through a downturn.

97%
Offer a defined contribution plan
Against 64% across all industries
37%
Vest immediately
Against 36% across all industries
61%
Offer auto enrollment
Against 42% across all industries

How this industry compares on retirement

Mployer benchmark data for this industry against the market, with the unlabelled bars showing how far the figure moves across employer size.

Axis truncated. The floor is shown on the scale. Cohort low and high are drawn but not labelled.

Industry retirement measureBenchmark
Median and percentile employer contribution ratesSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Automatic enrollment availability and default rateSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Automatic escalation availabilitySee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Vesting schedule distributionSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Minimum age and service eligibility requirementsSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Plan loan and in-service withdrawal availabilitySee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Defined contribution participation rateSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Retiree healthcare availability before and after age 65See 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All

These figures are available for this industry across all 50 states and 7 size cohorts inside Mployer Insights+.

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5. Additional optimizations

What additional plan design optimizations are available to mortgage and lending employers?

Optimization work focuses on flexible working and on eligibility terms for a workforce that moves between lenders.

Industry additional optimization measureBenchmark
Waiting period distribution: none, 30, 60, and 90 or more daysSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Fertility medication, IUI, and IVF coverage ratesSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Cryopreservation and adoption assistance ratesSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Mental health resource expansion in the past yearSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Telehealth and in-person provider additionsSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Wellness programs: coaching, weight management, biometric screeningSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
GLP-1 coverage and preauthorization requirementsSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Remote and hybrid work availabilitySee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All
Retiree healthcare availability, under 65 and 65 plusSee 50 State DetailSee 7 Size Cohort DetailSee All

These figures are available for this industry across all 50 states and 7 size cohorts inside Mployer Insights+.

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FAQ

Questions mortgage and lending CFOs and HR leaders ask most

How much of the medical premium do mortgage and lending employers pay?
Mployer benchmark data shows mortgage and lending employers cover 82% of the single coverage premium and 73% of the family coverage premium, against all-industry figures of 81% and 69%. On family coverage mortgage and lending employers sit above the market.
Do mortgage and lending employers offer a health savings account?
Mployer benchmark data shows 78% of mortgage and lending employers offer a health savings account, against 40% across all industries. That places the sector well above the market on tax-advantaged medical saving.
How do mortgage and lending ancillary benefits compare to other industries?
Mployer benchmark data shows dental at 72% against an all-industry 71%, vision at 89% against 89%, and short-term disability at 70% against 69%. Dental and vision vary little between industries, so short-term disability is where mortgage and lending employers separate from the market.
How much paid time off do mortgage and lending employers provide?
Mployer benchmark data shows 41% of mortgage and lending employers run paid time off through a consolidated leave plan rather than separate vacation and sick banks, against 46% across all industries. Sick leave carries over at 50%, against 65% across all industries, and paid family leave sits at 51%, against 67% across all industries.
What retirement plan do mortgage and lending employers typically offer?
Mployer benchmark data shows 97% of mortgage and lending employers offer a defined contribution plan, against 64% across all industries, with automatic enrollment available in 61% of plans. Immediate vesting of employer contributions runs at 37%, against 36% across all industries.

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Figures on this page are drawn from Mployer benchmark data, all region and all size averages unless stated otherwise, and are rounded to the nearest whole point. Values shown in the tables are available inside Mployer Insights+. Read the full benchmarking methodology.

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