Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Anaheim

Updated May 23, 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 Lenders166
Total Loans17,759
Median Rate Spread0.30%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,036Fees
0.087%Above
2,789
2
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$861Credit
0.162%Below
1,093
3
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,964Fees
0.017%Above
81
4
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$934Fees
0.101%Above
278
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,289Fees
0.137%Above
2,064
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,718Fees
0.028%Above
360
7
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,803Fees
0.317%Above
234
8
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,803Fees
0.196%Above
167
9
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,136Fees
0.256%Above
110
10
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,204Fees
0.349%Above
123
11
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,931Fees
0.299%Above
86
12
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,107Fees
0.151%Below
78
13
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,484Fees
0.537%Above
230
14
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,536Fees
0.131%Above
226
15
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,849Fees
0.119%Above
152
16
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,814Fees
0.530%Above
97
17
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,432Fees
0.238%Above
82
18
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$930Fees
0.477%Above
75
19
FRANKLIN LOAN CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$2,742Fees
0.579%Above
70
20
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,351Fees
0.753%Above
59
21
JMJ FINANCIAL GROUPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,388Fees
0.333%Above
95
22
FlexPoint, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,927Fees
0.585%Above
82
23
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,197Fees
0.380%Above
353
24
ROYAL PACIFIC FUNDING CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$4,798Fees
0.522%Above
51
25
GOLDEN EMPIRE MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,141Fees
0.377%Above
51
26
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,438Fees
0.304%Above
178
27
BAY-VALLEY MORTGAGE GROUPIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,803Fees
0.160%Above
122
28
AHL FUNDINGIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,171Fees
0.381%Above
51

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 40 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (25%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (25%)
10
Product
Specialization in the loan type (25%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (25%)

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.