Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Dover

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 Lenders57
Total Loans2,296
Median Rate Spread0.25%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NATION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,997Fees
0.096%Below
27
2
KEYSTONE FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,803Fees
0.202%Above
179
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,613Fees
0.033%Above
125
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,674Fees
0.500%Above
38
5
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$369Fees
0.441%Above
31
6
PIKE CREEK MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,759Fees
0.354%Above
163
7
MERIDIAN BANKBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,360Fees
0.307%Above
89
8
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,346Fees
0.002%Below
31
9
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,793Fees
0.171%Above
19
10
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,779Fees
0.347%Above
193
11
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,385Fees
0.053%Above
33
12
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,653Fees
0.253%Above
97
13
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,330Fees
0.214%Above
35
14
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,881Fees
0.598%Above
20
15
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,172Fees
0.417%Above
18
16
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,065Fees
0.205%Above
66
17
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,490Fees
0.496%Above
33
18
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,513Fees
0.391%Above
29
19
Evolve Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,850Fees
0.479%Above
24
20
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,335Fees
0.081%Above
20
21
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,581Fees
0.039%Above
28
22
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,351Fees
0.843%Above
20
23
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,833Fees
0.616%Above
11
24
EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,896Fees
0.348%Above
11
25
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,176Fees
0.562%Above
65
26
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,937Fees
0.448%Above
47
27
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,256Fees
0.513%Above
37
28
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,836Fees
0.270%Above
32
29
TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,273Fees
0.316%Above
23
30
MDE HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,985Fees
0.552%Above
13
31
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$920Fees
0.328%Above
11
32
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$4,985Fees
1.184%Above
10
33
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,030Fees
0.458%Above
23
34
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,563Fees
0.531%Above
17

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.