Safe Rate Rankings

Best USDA 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
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,889Fees
0.250%Above
1,452
2
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$90Fees
0.119%Below
566
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,602Fees
0.372%Above
664
4
HANCOCK WHITNEY BANKBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,339Fees
0.061%Above
288
5
Red River BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$995Fees
0.122%Below
92
6
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,144Fees
0.444%Above
137
7
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,025Fees
0.436%Above
116
8
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,459Fees
0.772%Above
58
9
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,711Fees
0.450%Above
42
10
Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,488Fees
0.372%Above
378
11
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,871Fees
0.281%Above
191
12
RESIDENTIAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,910Fees
0.282%Above
110
13
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,940Fees
0.725%Above
54
14
FIDELITY BANKBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,741Fees
0.339%Above
172
15
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,824Fees
0.531%Above
128
16
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,026Fees
0.772%Above
71
17
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,718Fees
0.368%Above
46
18
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,701Fees
0.320%Above
202
19
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,975Fees
0.524%Above
77
20
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,495Fees
0.665%Above
28
21
Click n' Close, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$7,020Fees
1.600%Above
40
22
First Option Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$2,332Fees
0.501%Above
32

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.