Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Baton Rouge

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 Lenders93
Total Loans7,949
Median Rate Spread0.43%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$90Fees
0.119%Below
566
2
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,889Fees
0.250%Above
1,452
3
Red River BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$995Fees
0.122%Below
92
4
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,602Fees
0.372%Above
664
5
HANCOCK WHITNEY BANKBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,339Fees
0.061%Above
288
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,944Fees
0.259%Above
148
7
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,025Fees
0.436%Above
116
8
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,871Fees
0.281%Above
191
9
First Horizon BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,679Fees
0.079%Above
64
10
Cadence BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,364Fees
0.382%Above
39
11
STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,443Fees
0.075%Below
32
12
Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,488Fees
0.372%Above
378
13
FIDELITY BANKBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,741Fees
0.339%Above
172
14
RESIDENTIAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$5,910Fees
0.282%Above
110
15
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$320Fees
0.020%Below
33
16
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,057Fees
0.407%Above
391
17
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,144Fees
0.444%Above
137
18
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,149Fees
0.262%Above
130
19
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,790Fees
0.449%Above
88
20
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,975Fees
0.524%Above
77
21
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,944Fees
0.437%Above
50
22
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,718Fees
0.368%Above
46
23
MORTGAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,619Fees
0.236%Above
19
24
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,701Fees
0.320%Above
202
25
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,824Fees
0.531%Above
128
26
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,380Fees
0.381%Above
77
27
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,026Fees
0.772%Above
71
28
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,146Fees
0.468%Above
65
29
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,118Fees
0.724%Above
60
30
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,390Fees
0.264%Above
40
31
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,659Fees
0.358%Above
24
32
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,459Fees
0.772%Above
58
33
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,940Fees
0.725%Above
54
34
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,711Fees
0.450%Above
42
35
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,495Fees
0.665%Above
28
36
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,669Fees
0.652%Above
26
37
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,954Fees
0.525%Above
20
38
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$657Fees
0.855%Above
18
39
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,420Fees
1.313%Above
18
40
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,325Fees
0.650%Above
84
41
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,589Fees
0.785%Above
31
42
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,753Fees
0.437%Above
23
43
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,877Fees
0.591%Above
21
44
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,463Fees
0.373%Above
18
45
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,182Fees
0.672%Above
66
46
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,005Fees
0.489%Above
53
47
Wolfe Financial, IncIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,137Fees
0.608%Above
52
48
Click n' Close, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$7,020Fees
1.600%Above
40
49
SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LPIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,730Fees
0.818%Above
22
50
AMERITRUST MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$5,388Fees
1.465%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.