Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Asheville

Updated May 20, 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 Lenders63
Total Loans3,734
Median Rate Spread0.13%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
First BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,271Fees
0.194%Above
64
2
STATE EMPLOYEES'Credit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,385Fees
0.864%Below
286
3
HomeTrust BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,196Fees
0.074%Above
145
4
UNITED FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,359Fees
0.027%Above
125
5
First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,294Fees
0.032%Below
107
6
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,198Fees
0.422%Below
40
7
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,496Fees
0.149%Above
184
8
Truist BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$695Fees
0.015%Below
45
9
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,566Fees
0.163%Below
41
10
GoPrime Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$4,158Fees
0.306%Above
76
11
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,135Fees
0.129%Below
39
12
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$644Fees
0.057%Above
21
13
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,121Fees
0.017%Below
20
14
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,711Fees
0.340%Above
436
15
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,065Fees
0.263%Above
336
16
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,916Fees
0.309%Above
149
17
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,189Fees
0.284%Above
87
18
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,976Fees
0.281%Above
73
19
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,351Fees
0.241%Above
51
20
American Security Mortgage Corp.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,919Fees
0.157%Above
36
21
ALLIANT CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,051Fees
0.247%Above
20
22
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,072Fees
0.161%Above
112
23
TD Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$694Fees
0.135%Above
59
24
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,938Fees
0.333%Above
56
25
Alcova Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,268Fees
0.315%Above
49
26
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,831Fees
0.407%Above
44
27
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,344Fees
0.154%Above
28
28
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$1,973Fees
0.214%Above
26
29
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,860Fees
0.411%Below
22
30
Champion Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Exceptional
$2,647Fees
0.121%Above
70
31
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,940Fees
0.864%Above
44
32
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,069Fees
0.296%Above
38
33
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$2,438Fees
0.192%Below
37
34
Magnolia Bank, IncorporatedBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$1,243Fees
0.072%Below
32
35
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,375Fees
0.372%Above
29
36
United Community BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,328Fees
0.511%Above
59
37
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,703Fees
0.362%Above
29
38
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$4,840Fees
0.500%Above
42
39
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$2,679Fees
0.304%Above
23

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.