Safe Rate Rankings

Best USDA Mortgage Lenders in Florida

Updated February 6, 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 Lenders604
Total Loans290,958
Median Rate Spread0.31%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,415Fees
0.281%Above
38,081
2
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,830Fees
0.390%Above
3,238
3
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,642Fees
0.055%Above
2,836
4
Plains Commerce BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$3,381Fees
0.426%Above
1,767
5
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,651Fees
0.404%Above
1,626
6
University BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,326Fees
0.092%Above
796
7
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,991Fees
0.608%Above
3,535
8
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,473Fees
0.263%Above
2,971
9
Ameris BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,570Fees
0.236%Above
1,655
10
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,176Fees
0.635%Above
1,353
11
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,914Fees
0.359%Above
1,134
12
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,519Fees
0.503%Above
833
13
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,584Fees
0.417%Above
808
14
First Federal BankBank
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
$1,711Fees
0.052%Below
651
15
Regions BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,339Fees
0.216%Above
2,282
16
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,000Fees
0.433%Above
1,274
17
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,680Fees
0.690%Above
1,270
18
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,480Fees
0.446%Above
982
19
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,161Fees
0.526%Above
7,983
20
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,407Fees
0.378%Above
3,386
21
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,986Fees
0.709%Above
2,431
22
RMC HOME MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$4,148Fees
0.107%Above
1,176
23
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,798Fees
0.481%Above
2,782
24
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$3,492Fees
0.491%Above
2,773
25
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,300Fees
0.457%Above
1,846
26
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,806Fees
0.630%Above
587

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.