Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Companie Lenders in Delaware

Updated May 27, 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 Lenders130
Total Loans13,588
Median Rate Spread0.27%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NATION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$3,236Fees
0.015%Below
187
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,211Fees
0.059%Above
484
3
KEYSTONE FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,515Fees
0.301%Above
412
4
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,460Fees
0.322%Above
1,024
5
PIKE CREEK MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,582Fees
0.308%Above
927
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,332Fees
0.317%Above
391
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,478Fees
0.234%Above
160
8
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,455Fees
0.066%Above
132
9
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,806Fees
0.296%Above
71
10
MLD MORTGAGE INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$2,700Fees
0.088%Below
53
11
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$2,547Fees
0.276%Above
36
12
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,079Fees
0.371%Above
498
13
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,816Fees
0.217%Above
371
14
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,675Fees
0.312%Above
289
15
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,696Fees
0.357%Above
262
16
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,362Fees
0.306%Above
246
17
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,673Fees
0.313%Above
104
18
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$4,434Fees
0.432%Above
86
19
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$1,705Fees
0.371%Above
42
20
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,979Fees
0.402%Above
234
21
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,320Fees
0.476%Above
146
22
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$4,656Fees
0.434%Above
97
23
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,486Fees
0.500%Above
95
24
EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$4,256Fees
0.402%Above
87
25
TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,237Fees
0.426%Above
69
26
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,895Fees
0.201%Above
58
27
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$203Fees
0.007%Below
47
28
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$2,568Fees
0.182%Above
45
29
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$2,715Fees
0.509%Above
42
30
MDE HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$416Credit
0.133%Above
35
31
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,010Fees
0.253%Above
224
32
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,901Fees
0.490%Above
138
33
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,298Fees
0.630%Above
60
34
EMM LOANS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$4,032Fees
0.441%Above
41
35
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$2,187Fees
0.366%Above
38
36
NEW FED MORTGAGE, CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,819Fees
0.398%Above
33
37
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,519Fees
0.286%Above
32
38
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,733Fees
0.387%Above
31
39
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$5,368Fees
0.580%Above
178
40
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$3,911Fees
0.452%Above
145
41
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$5,030Fees
0.443%Above
106
42
ABSOLUTE HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$3,526Fees
0.537%Above
73
43
FIRST HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
$4,312Fees
0.404%Above
48
44
DIRECT MORTGAGE LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
$4,435Fees
0.595%Above
38
45
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$4,196Fees
0.379%Above
35
46
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$4,726Fees
0.452%Above
50
47
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
Sound
$3,193Fees
0.624%Above
45
48
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
Sound
$5,059Fees
1.210%Above
35

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 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

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.