Shop for a mortgage
on your terms.

Get and compare real quotes from any lender and save over $1,000 a year, without handing over your phone number.

Get quotes anonymously

Freddie Mac found borrowers who compared four or more lenders saved at least that much, especially when rates are high. Safe Rate makes comparison shopping easy: every quote in one place, no gimmicks.

How it works
  1. 1
    Describe

    Tell us what you're shopping for. No phone number, no spam.

  2. 2
    Invite

    Invite any lender or broker you choose. It's free for them to join.

  3. 3
    Compare

    Lenders quote your scenario blind, so you stay anonymous while you compare their quotes.

  4. 4
    Build

    Create your loan application once, then share it with the lenders you choose.

Independent research on 2,300+ lenders. No lender pays for placement.

How we compare

You're a shopper, not a lead.

Whether your phone starts ringing the minute you hit submit, and whether the lender at the top is actually your best deal, comes down to one thing: how a site makes its money.

Your contact info
Safe RateHidden until you choose a lender
MarketplaceSold to lenders as a lead
Single lenderGiven to that one lender
Who can quote you
Safe RateAny lender or broker, even ones you invite
MarketplaceOnly their paid network
Single lenderJust them
How lenders are ranked
Safe RateIndependent research, no paid placement
MarketplacePay-to-play placement
Single lenderOne option, no ranking
The quotes
Safe RateReal, on your actual scenario, side by side
MarketplaceOften estimates, then you're handed off
Single lenderOne quote, nothing to compare it against
After you send it
Safe RateNo spam, you start the contact
MarketplaceCalls and emails from many lenders
Single lenderContacted by one
Re-entering your info
Safe RateBuild once, reuse with every lender
MarketplaceRe-apply with each lender that calls
Single lenderOne application, redo it if you shop
Steering and leverage
Safe RateLenders quote blind
MarketplaceThey know you're shopping and have your number
Single lenderThey know you, nothing pushes their rate

When the other options make sense: a bank you already use is simpler, and might come with a loyalty discount. A big-name site is familiar. The one thing neither can do is let you keep that bank and still compare it against everyone else. Here, you can invite your own bank to quote alongside the rest, so you don't have to pick between easy and thorough.

Lender research

We rate lenders on our four P's of mortgage shopping.

Advertised rates are marketing. We start from the 2024 HMDA dataset (the public record of nearly every U.S. mortgage application, more than 10 million of them) and score what lenders actually deliver, adjusting for loan characteristics so every comparison is true apples-to-apples.

Pricing

Rate and upfront fees together, measured against what each loan should have cost given its size, LTV, borrower profile, and market conditions, so we reward genuine value, not lenders who simply serve lower-risk borrowers.

Pull-through

How reliably a lender carries an application to a definitive outcome (a closed loan or a clear answer), adjusted for borrower characteristics. High pull-through means fewer reasons to start over somewhere else.

Place

Real presence and focus in a given market, not just national volume. We log-scale volume so mega-lenders don't drown out the regional banks and credit unions that dominate locally.

Product

Demonstrated expertise by loan type (FHA, VA, USDA, conventional, jumbo) and by purpose, blending best-market performance with national volume so specialists and giants are both ranked fairly.

Rankings that slice three ways.

There is no single "best lender." Who's best depends on the loan you need and where you're buying, so we rank by lender type, by loan product, and by local market: every MSA and state.

Local rate indexes

Local rate indexes, not national averages.

Our pricing engine builds rate indexes for 20+ loan products across 70,000+ locations (every ZIP code, city, and county) and refreshes them daily from aggregated investor rate sheets and local market parameters. The combinations add up to millions of distinct indexes, so the rate you see reflects your geography and scenario, not a single headline number.

20+
Loan products priced
70,000+
ZIPs, cities & counties
Daily
Refreshed from rate sheets
See rates for 60611
Products indexed in every location
30-year fixed15-year fixed20% down10% down5% down3% down (HomeReady)FHA 3.5% downVA 0% downJumboHigh-balanceRate-and-term refinanceCash-out refinanceFHA streamline refiVA IRRRLSecond homeInvestment property+ more

Each index is tailored to your borrower profile and property characteristics. How the index works & data license

AI Assistant

Just ask.

Our AI assistant makes all of this conversational. Ask about rates, lenders, or what it costs to own in your ZIP in plain English, and get an answer built on the same data behind this page.

Sample Query
"Who are the best FHA lenders in Chicago?"
Ask Safe Rate
Based on 69,290 recent Chicago loans, here are the top FHA lenders:
Ranked by closed-loan performance, not advertised rates.
Proprietary analysis of 2024 HMDA (10M+ applications)
View full FHA rankings
Methodology

Local Market Profile

For any address, here's what we estimate and where each number comes from.

Mortgage Rates

Posted daily by lenders actually pricing your geography.

Our daily pricing engine pulls rate sheets from lenders actively quoting in your geography, not national averages, not stale data. We tailor rate estimates to your borrower profile and property characteristics, drawing on historical pricing patterns and real-time market data.

Mortgage Lenders

Rated by closed loans, not advertised rates.

We analyze 2024 HMDA data on 10 million+ closed loans to rank lenders on our four P's: pricing, pull-through, place, and product. Advertised rates are marketing. We rate the outcomes, adjusting for loan characteristics so comparisons are true apples-to-apples.

Insurance & Utility Costs

Estimated from what's actually paid in your census tract, not your state.

Insurance premiums and utility costs vary dramatically within ZIP codes. We use census tract level data to estimate what homeowners actually pay nearby, factoring in property characteristics, claim history, local risk profile, and regional utility pricing.

Risk

Flood, climate, and tax data tied to your exact parcel.

FEMA flood zones, aerial imagery, and LiDAR data let us identify flood, wildfire, and climate risks at the parcel level. We also include county tax assessments tied to the specific property, because total cost of ownership is the real number, not just the mortgage payment.

Solar

Coming Soon

Estimated from aerial roof imagery and sensor data for your actual roof.

We combine aerial imagery with LiDAR elevation data to compute roof size, orientation, and shading for individual properties. National solar averages don't account for whether your specific roof faces south or sits under a tree. We do.

75,000+
Mortgage rates and cost estimates for rent, insurance, property taxes, and utilities for every ZIP code, city, county, and school district.
2,300+
Lenders rated across banks, credit unions, and mortgage bankers. Local, regional, and national.
Hyperlocal
FEMA flood overlays, aerial imagery, and LiDAR data tied to individual properties. Not ZIP averages.
140M+
Coming Soon
Residential building footprints with aerial imagery and LiDAR across 49 states and DC.