Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in El Paso

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 Lenders77
Total Loans8,290
Median Rate Spread0.42%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Rocky Mountain Mortgage CompanyIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,741Fees
0.187%Below
445
2
First National Bank TexasBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,102Fees
0.033%Above
254
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,874Fees
0.150%Above
696
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,010Fees
0.106%Above
50
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,630Fees
0.603%Above
480
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,958Fees
0.681%Above
66
7
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,438Fees
0.485%Above
66
8
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,571Fees
0.135%Above
64
9
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,247Fees
0.541%Above
61
10
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,501Fees
0.627%Above
556
11
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,625Fees
0.313%Above
425
12
CADENCE LENDING GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,764Fees
0.310%Above
350
13
LOANPEOPLE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,956Fees
0.505%Above
313
14
PATRIOT MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,282Fees
0.421%Above
250
15
City BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,921Fees
0.192%Below
119
16
MORTGAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,762Fees
0.464%Above
39
17
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,593Fees
0.422%Above
233
18
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,687Fees
0.569%Above
185
19
AMERICAN PORTFOLIO MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,678Fees
0.182%Above
114
20
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,297Fees
0.663%Above
105
21
Sunflower Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,209Fees
0.214%Above
90
22
THE MORTGAGE LINK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,066Fees
0.758%Above
69
23
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,797Fees
0.589%Above
62
24
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,368Fees
0.444%Above
36
25
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,524Fees
0.555%Above
28
26
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,500Fees
0.989%Above
19
27
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,429Fees
0.088%Below
59
28
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,107Fees
0.697%Above
29
29
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,168Fees
0.050%Above
27
30
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,287Fees
0.300%Above
24
31
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,115Fees
0.717%Above
22
32
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,176Fees
0.425%Above
20
33
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,750Fees
0.174%Below
192
34
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,675Fees
0.963%Above
55
35
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,838Fees
0.562%Above
45
36
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,102Fees
0.662%Above
20
37
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,976Fees
0.565%Above
168
38
SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LPIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,862Fees
1.291%Above
22
39
WILLOW BEND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,285Fees
0.501%Above
35
40
First Option Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,236Fees
0.661%Above
21

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.