Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Bakersfield

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 Lenders96
Total Loans7,868
Median Rate Spread0.38%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$141Credit
0.420%Below
57
2
VALLEY STRONG CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$2,232Fees
0.768%Below
115
3
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,478Fees
0.059%Above
56
4
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,026Fees
0.263%Above
21
5
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,687Fees
0.209%Above
1,383
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,270Fees
0.320%Above
841
7
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,174Fees
0.052%Below
180
8
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,620Fees
0.217%Above
151
9
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,727Fees
0.061%Above
45
10
AltaOne Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$1,784Fees
0.028%Above
36
11
SCHOOLSFIRSTCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$398Fees
0.184%Above
21
12
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$5,558Fees
0.386%Above
285
13
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,414Fees
0.407%Above
242
14
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,709Fees
0.190%Above
99
15
MLD MORTGAGE INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,213Fees
0.477%Above
78
16
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,477Fees
0.345%Above
74
17
POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,811Fees
0.183%Above
70
18
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,428Fees
0.331%Above
30
19
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,126Fees
0.757%Above
27
20
DIGNIFIED HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,806Fees
0.518%Above
173
21
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,513Fees
0.778%Above
104
22
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,133Fees
0.232%Above
97
23
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,328Fees
0.620%Above
79
24
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,699Fees
0.352%Above
69
25
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,894Fees
0.582%Above
66
26
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,128Fees
0.471%Above
58
27
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,980Fees
0.196%Above
58
28
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,268Fees
0.349%Above
57
29
GOLDEN EMPIRE MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$6,122Fees
0.480%Above
305
30
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,789Fees
0.188%Above
106
31
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,982Fees
0.399%Above
75
32
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,358Fees
0.687%Above
63
33
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$435Fees
0.309%Above
52
34
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,128Fees
0.411%Above
46
35
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$4,069Fees
0.259%Above
43
36
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,480Fees
0.544%Above
32
37
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,197Fees
0.403%Above
31
38
NMSI, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$4,089Fees
0.809%Above
19
39
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,939Fees
0.120%Above
17
40
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$5,608Fees
0.566%Above
330
41
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,166Fees
0.360%Above
90
42
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$4,955Fees
0.455%Above
28
43
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$2,616Fees
0.142%Below
23
44
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,501Fees
0.553%Above
18
45
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$3,259Fees
0.675%Above
216
46
PEAK RESIDENTIAL LENDING INCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,274Fees
0.373%Above
60
47
JMAC LENDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$5,124Fees
0.149%Above
59
48
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,046Fees
0.519%Above
32
49
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,689Fees
0.744%Above
27
50
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,782Fees
0.427%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 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.