Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Lenders in Ames

Updated February 6, 2026
⚖️ The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
🛡️ No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
📊 HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
🎯 Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.
Total Lenders28
Total Loans1,003
Median Rate Spread0.19%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$865Fees
0.092%Below
219
2
GREENSTATE Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$524Fees
0.173%Below
69
3
VERIDIAN CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$272Fees
0.329%Below
31
4
GREATER IOWA CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$279Fees
0.165%Above
47
5
Community Choice Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,089Fees
0.315%Below
30
6
Luana Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$879Credit
0.188%Below
24
7
Bankers Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$399Fees
0.532%Below
26
8
Northwest BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$812Fees
0.060%Below
39
9
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$605Fees
0.212%Above
38
10
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,294Fees
0.058%Below
51
11
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,665Fees
0.416%Above
105
12
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,625Fees
0.301%Above
47
13
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,560Fees
0.482%Above
41
14
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,714Fees
0.442%Above
28
15
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$1,990Fees
0.562%Above
21
16
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Strong
$2,807Fees
0.263%Above
26

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.