Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Fayetteville

Updated May 20, 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 Lenders80
Total Loans5,788
Median Rate Spread0.12%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
JET HOMELOANS, LPIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$3,492Fees
0.275%Below
98
2
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,954Fees
0.203%Below
309
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,025Fees
0.320%Below
381
4
American Security Mortgage Corp.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,807Fees
0.041%Below
151
5
First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,453Fees
0.104%Below
55
6
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,311Fees
0.554%Below
93
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,930Fees
0.356%Above
427
8
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,191Fees
0.370%Above
175
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,881Fees
0.035%Above
82
10
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,552Fees
0.210%Above
36
11
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,304Fees
0.111%Above
277
12
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,943Fees
0.118%Above
162
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,424Fees
0.090%Above
84
14
Alcova Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,404Fees
0.224%Above
76
15
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,521Fees
0.091%Above
50
16
Truist BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,300Fees
0.066%Above
43
17
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,617Fees
0.199%Above
19
18
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$1,526Fees
0.859%Above
786
19
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,599Fees
0.099%Below
163
20
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,101Fees
0.171%Above
62
21
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$768Fees
0.075%Below
61
22
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,709Fees
0.518%Above
51
23
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,596Fees
0.130%Above
36
24
Primis Mortgage CompanyIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,378Fees
0.161%Above
25
25
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,461Fees
0.178%Above
42
26
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,034Fees
0.248%Above
40
27
Integrity Home Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,651Fees
0.179%Above
22
28
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,127Fees
0.418%Above
19
29
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,526Fees
0.789%Above
17
30
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,531Fees
0.310%Above
207
31
SOUTHERN TRUST MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,254Fees
0.237%Above
144
32
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,785Fees
0.385%Above
59
33
GoPrime Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$548Fees
0.340%Below
51
34
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,094Fees
0.343%Above
37
35
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,473Fees
0.152%Above
33
36
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,940Fees
0.475%Above
72
37
ACOPIA, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,201Fees
0.897%Above
15

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.