Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Crestview

Updated May 22, 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 Lenders85
Total Loans5,034
Median Rate Spread0.11%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$112Fees
0.424%Below
141
2
University BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,382Fees
0.163%Below
149
3
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,099Fees
0.831%Below
68
4
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,880Fees
0.037%Below
438
5
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,974Fees
0.185%Below
103
6
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,160Fees
0.416%Below
55
7
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$436Fees
0.178%Above
34
8
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,345Fees
0.157%Above
343
9
Northpointe BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,138Fees
0.416%Above
62
10
Bank of EnglandBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,269Fees
0.543%Above
41
11
Centennial BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,199Fees
0.022%Above
37
12
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,246Fees
0.422%Above
33
13
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,335Fees
0.093%Above
275
14
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,848Fees
0.249%Above
97
15
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,929Fees
0.127%Above
91
16
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,217Fees
0.340%Above
59
17
Ameris BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,265Fees
0.182%Above
33
18
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,808Fees
0.503%Above
22
19
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,051Fees
0.079%Above
64
20
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,991Fees
0.259%Above
39
21
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,343Fees
0.088%Above
37
22
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,319Fees
0.749%Above
28
23
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,961Fees
0.460%Above
118
24
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,020Fees
0.168%Above
37
25
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,838Fees
0.745%Above
22
26
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,681Fees
0.611%Above
21
27
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,027Fees
0.292%Above
13
28
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,260Fees
0.001%Below
381
29
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,098Fees
0.473%Above
104
30
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,633Fees
0.594%Above
13

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.