Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Bloomington

Updated May 19, 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 Lenders33
Total Loans1,768
Median Rate Spread0.31%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
CITIZENS EQUITY FIRSTCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$29Fees
0.024%Below
108
2
ILLINOIS STATECredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$516Fees
0.318%Below
73
3
FIRST STATE MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,732Fees
0.332%Above
580
4
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$498Credit
0.052%Above
63
5
IAA Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Strong
$653Fees
0.037%Below
53
6
Busey BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$847Fees
0.240%Above
42
7
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$8Credit
0.508%Below
15
8
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$30Credit
0.063%Above
14
9
Heartland Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$372Fees
0.306%Above
35
10
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$522Fees
0.249%Above
33
11
INB, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$700Fees
0.234%Above
24
12
Prairie State Bank and TrustBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Sound
$498Fees
0.043%Above
11
13
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,107Fees
0.371%Above
31
14
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,019Fees
0.077%Above
13
15
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,397Fees
0.447%Above
107
16
Morton Community BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$675Fees
0.218%Above
50
17
POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,654Fees
0.233%Above
48
18
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,846Fees
0.045%Above
39
19
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,928Fees
0.442%Above
14
20
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,758Fees
0.251%Above
39
21
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,751Fees
0.508%Above
102
22
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,766Fees
0.565%Above
33
23
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,579Fees
0.147%Above
11
24
Bank of PontiacBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
$656Fees
0.424%Above
22
25
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,113Fees
0.838%Above
16
26
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,375Fees
0.723%Above
14
27
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$1,373Fees
0.421%Above
10
28
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$1,029Fees
0.184%Above
10
29
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,948Fees
0.843%Above
44
30
Ixonia BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,834Fees
0.737%Above
37
31
Flanagan State BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$723Fees
0.721%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.