Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Durham

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 Lenders99
Total Loans6,285
Median Rate Spread0.17%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
VELOCIO MORTGAGE L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$482Fees
0.889%Below
75
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,211Fees
0.065%Above
427
3
First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,160Fees
0.012%Below
136
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$294Credit
0.003%Below
62
5
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,708Fees
0.012%Above
96
6
American Security Mortgage Corp.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,172Fees
0.054%Above
94
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,971Fees
0.237%Above
511
8
Truist BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$973Fees
0.032%Above
150
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,400Fees
0.135%Below
114
10
M/I FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,738Fees
0.141%Below
44
11
INTERCOASTAL MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,558Fees
0.264%Above
25
12
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,729Fees
0.259%Above
24
13
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,174Fees
0.216%Below
17
14
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,602Fees
0.213%Above
257
15
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,976Fees
0.346%Above
110
16
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,562Fees
0.337%Above
84
17
Towne Mortgage of the Carolinas, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,210Fees
0.197%Above
44
18
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,928Fees
0.272%Above
77
19
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,969Fees
0.106%Above
68
20
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,970Fees
0.130%Above
51
21
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,074Fees
0.117%Above
46
22
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,396Fees
0.243%Above
38
23
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,766Fees
0.539%Above
30
24
Heritage Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,635Fees
0.319%Above
15
25
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,525Fees
0.521%Above
14
26
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,288Fees
0.066%Above
46
27
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,109Fees
0.417%Above
106
28
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,633Fees
0.477%Above
21
29
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,087Fees
0.677%Above
15
30
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,447Fees
0.254%Above
34
31
GoPrime Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,596Fees
0.470%Above
32
32
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,616Fees
0.437%Above
41

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.