Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company Lenders in Duluth

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 Lenders28
Total Loans2,667
Median Rate Spread0.39%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,780Fees
0.495%Above
199
2
Servion, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,257Fees
0.487%Above
98
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,818Fees
0.413%Above
83
4
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,000Fees
0.308%Above
18
5
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,769Fees
0.289%Above
11
6
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,005Fees
0.715%Above
138
7
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,239Fees
0.155%Above
21
8
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,987Fees
0.479%Above
13
9
Tradition Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,855Fees
0.248%Above
10
10
REGENT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,056Fees
0.395%Above
101
11
Summit Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,347Fees
0.329%Above
88
12
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,529Fees
0.674%Above
67
13
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,336Fees
0.531%Above
47
14
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,329Fees
0.263%Above
24
15
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,440Fees
0.523%Above
18
16
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,035Fees
0.302%Above
18
17
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,092Fees
0.186%Above
15
18
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,304Fees
0.714%Above
57
19
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,195Fees
0.450%Above
41
20
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,784Fees
0.385%Above
33
21
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$3,009Fees
0.816%Above
10
22
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$4,232Fees
0.682%Above
10
23
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,109Fees
0.883%Above
45
24
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,260Fees
0.673%Above
14
25
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,626Fees
0.565%Above
11
26
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
$3,068Fees
0.506%Above
10
27
COMPEER FINANCIAL, FLCAIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,227Fees
0.900%Above
27
28
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
$3,210Fees
1.192%Above
10

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.