Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Bangor

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.
Total Lenders27
Total Loans1,332
Median Rate Spread0.34%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Bangor Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,234Fees
0.139%Below
224
2
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$268Fees
0.142%Below
13
3
The Camden National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,113Fees
0.034%Below
49
4
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,919Fees
0.396%Above
21
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,859Fees
0.522%Above
145
6
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,376Fees
0.234%Above
131
7
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,474Fees
0.610%Above
108
8
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,695Fees
0.207%Above
24
9
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,336Fees
0.210%Above
84
10
CUSO MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,392Fees
0.239%Above
62
11
TOTAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,364Fees
0.505%Above
55
12
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,725Fees
0.364%Above
37
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,004Fees
0.498%Above
36
14
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,975Fees
0.213%Below
11
15
Maine Savings Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,016Fees
0.495%Above
28
16
TD Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,466Fees
0.227%Above
15
17
AMERANT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,089Fees
0.460%Above
14
18
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,460Fees
0.560%Above
13
19
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,636Fees
0.812%Above
60
20
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,784Fees
0.484%Above
26
21
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$1,902Fees
0.219%Below
14
22
University Credit UnionCredit Union
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,484Fees
0.562%Above
25
23
Machias Savings BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,349Fees
0.486%Above
24
24
First National BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Sound
$629Fees
0.964%Above
10
25
NextMortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
Strong
$2,394Fees
0.709%Above
34

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.