Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company Lenders in Charleston

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 Lenders50
Total Loans14,511
Median Rate Spread0.21%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,406Fees
0.076%Below
31
2
VELOCIO MORTGAGE L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$907Fees
0.883%Below
323
3
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,870Fees
0.177%Above
189
4
Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,132Fees
0.331%Above
173
5
First Heritage Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,679Fees
0.091%Above
85
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,507Fees
0.187%Above
830
7
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,918Fees
0.021%Below
784
8
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,527Fees
0.228%Above
164
9
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,867Fees
0.216%Above
99
10
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,577Fees
0.289%Above
429
11
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,413Fees
0.314%Above
383
12
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,585Fees
0.427%Above
282
13
JET HOMELOANS, LPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,943Fees
0.031%Below
143
14
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,578Fees
0.144%Above
99
15
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,583Fees
0.066%Below
99
16
RESOURCE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,150Fees
0.244%Above
55
17
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,793Fees
0.372%Above
46
18
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,782Fees
0.056%Above
45
19
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,034Fees
0.073%Below
206
20
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,150Fees
0.314%Above
176
21
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,601Fees
0.323%Above
171
22
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,781Fees
0.287%Above
171
23
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,889Fees
0.146%Above
137
24
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,365Fees
0.228%Above
97
25
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,902Fees
0.367%Above
77
26
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,322Fees
0.161%Above
74
27
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,408Fees
0.438%Above
54
28
RESICENTRAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,277Fees
0.237%Above
53
29
Barley Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$1,602Fees
0.176%Above
42
30
MORTGAGE ASSURANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,428Fees
0.398%Above
40
31
Alcova Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,318Fees
0.085%Above
39
32
CAROLINA ONE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$3,087Fees
0.217%Above
408
33
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,453Fees
0.345%Above
133
34
FIRST HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,102Fees
0.587%Above
100
35
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,492Fees
0.254%Above
94
36
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,082Fees
0.486%Above
72
37
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,224Fees
0.287%Above
44
38
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,662Fees
0.447%Above
37
39
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,660Fees
0.009%Below
31
40
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,648Fees
0.284%Above
226
41
DIRECT MORTGAGE LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,794Fees
0.332%Above
212
42
INTERLINC MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,342Fees
0.301%Above
39
43
Integrity Home Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$5,231Fees
0.235%Above
38
44
Primis Mortgage CompanyIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,962Fees
0.183%Above
34
45
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,588Fees
0.546%Above
34
46
SENTE MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$5,024Fees
0.415%Above
195
47
HQ MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$5,671Fees
0.381%Above
113
48
PRINCETON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$2,875Fees
0.507%Above
57
49
Mortgage Lenders Investment Trading CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$6,001Fees
0.654%Above
33

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.