Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Daphne

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 Lenders82
Total Loans4,240
Median Rate Spread0.21%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$6Fees
0.360%Below
111
2
Tyndall Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$1,634Fees
0.057%Above
45
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,221Fees
0.160%Above
236
4
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,609Fees
0.119%Above
92
5
Cadence BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,986Fees
0.122%Above
85
6
First Federal Bank, A FSBBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,282Fees
0.094%Below
54
7
Trustmark National BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,274Fees
0.289%Above
165
8
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,563Fees
0.237%Above
46
9
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,632Fees
0.438%Above
44
10
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,966Fees
0.274%Above
17
11
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,011Fees
0.330%Above
262
12
FirstBankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,440Fees
0.181%Above
126
13
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,506Fees
0.056%Below
45
14
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,884Fees
0.339%Above
28
15
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,444Fees
0.268%Above
138
16
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,836Fees
0.413%Above
59
17
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,385Fees
0.519%Above
37
18
RMC HOME MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,298Fees
0.281%Above
34
19
Bank of EnglandBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,098Fees
0.652%Above
28
20
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,527Fees
0.398%Above
27
21
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,915Fees
0.190%Above
22
22
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,065Fees
0.209%Above
16
23
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,698Fees
0.639%Above
122
24
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,487Fees
0.480%Above
39
25
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,597Fees
0.351%Above
33
26
Magnolia Bank, IncorporatedBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,779Fees
0.624%Above
26
27
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,720Fees
0.507%Above
17
28
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,212Fees
0.193%Above
31
29
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,529Fees
0.532%Above
28
30
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,845Fees
0.381%Above
24
31
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,423Fees
0.418%Above
19
32
EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,491Fees
0.453%Above
18
33
NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,154Fees
0.038%Above
11
34
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,856Fees
0.125%Above
23
35
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$3,140Fees
0.618%Above
10
36
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,997Fees
0.328%Above
28
37
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$5,095Fees
0.804%Above
44

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.