Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Company Lenders in Appleton

Updated February 5, 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.

Market

Total Lenders17

Total Loans1,048

Median Rate Spread0.38%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	$1,936Fees	0.069%Above	108
2	GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$1,370Fees	0.270%Above	57
3	FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Sound	$1,436Fees	0.219%Above	34
4	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$4,303Fees	0.326%Above	130
5	GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$1,896Fees	0.429%Above	113
6	Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$1,708Fees	0.369%Above	84
7	FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,228Fees	0.467%Above	78
8	FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	$2,670Fees	0.104%Above	29
9	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	$1,544Fees	0.089%Below	26
10	Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$1,680Fees	0.662%Above	55
11	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$2,470Fees	0.604%Above	29
12	Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$2,795Fees	0.309%Above	23
13	LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$1,712Fees	0.246%Above	20
14	Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Strong	$3,887Fees	0.391%Above	67
15	ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTDIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Sound	$2,633Fees	0.171%Above	32
16	PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Sound	$4,436Fees	0.569%Above	46
17	Wolfe Financial, IncIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Sound	$4,207Fees	0.559%Above	22

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)

Pricing

Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)

Pull Through

Reliability in closing loans (33%)

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.