Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Fargo

Updated June 3, 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 Lenders40
Total Loans2,699
Median Rate Spread0.06%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Gate City BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,883Fees
0.221%Below
387
2
VALLEY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,808Fees
0.277%Below
211
3
First International Bank & TrustBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,161Fees
0.000%Above
176
4
TOWN AND COUNTRY Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,858Fees
0.027%Below
191
5
FIRST COMMUNITY CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$2,676Fees
0.327%Below
101
6
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,210Fees
0.239%Above
184
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,999Fees
0.266%Above
19
8
CAPITALCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$3,945Fees
0.255%Below
53
9
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,697Fees
0.186%Above
42
10
First Western Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Sound
$2,485Fees
0.081%Below
26
11
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,382Fees
0.051%Above
295
12
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,327Fees
0.351%Above
114
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,196Fees
0.056%Below
109
14
Cambria Financial Group, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,714Fees
0.311%Above
75
15
Bremer Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,711Fees
0.049%Below
69
16
Western State BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,532Fees
0.218%Below
54
17
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,278Fees
0.200%Below
45
18
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,265Fees
0.358%Above
27
19
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,730Fees
0.528%Above
15
20
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,795Fees
0.117%Above
43
21
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$3,100Fees
0.045%Above
10
22
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,613Fees
0.438%Above
23
23
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,346Fees
0.375%Above
94
24
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Acceptable
$2,675Credit
0.849%Below
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.