Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Fort lauderdale

Updated May 23, 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 Lenders163
Total Loans17,885
Median Rate Spread0.38%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
City National Bank of FloridaBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,977Fees
0.341%Below
108
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,984Fees
0.441%Above
4,195
3
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,109Fees
0.237%Above
199
4
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,922Fees
0.190%Below
73
5
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,680Fees
0.317%Above
336
6
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,028Fees
0.298%Above
47
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$5,015Fees
0.282%Above
1,490
8
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,260Fees
0.571%Above
288
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,763Fees
0.361%Above
230
10
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,982Fees
0.528%Above
213
11
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,250Fees
0.494%Above
137
12
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,416Fees
0.377%Above
86
13
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,061Fees
0.376%Above
45
14
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,991Fees
0.660%Above
762
15
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$3,047Fees
0.177%Above
724
16
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,526Fees
0.539%Above
277
17
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,819Fees
0.151%Above
231
18
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,285Fees
0.305%Below
164
19
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,155Fees
0.447%Above
136
20
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,748Fees
0.414%Above
213
21
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,688Fees
0.229%Above
103
22
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,927Fees
0.517%Above
91
23
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,533Fees
0.614%Above
79
24
AMERICAN BANCSHARES MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$5,935Fees
0.613%Above
44
25
RIGHT START MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$6,032Fees
1.181%Above
125
26
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,215Fees
0.799%Above
106
27
POINT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,494Fees
0.582%Above
97
28
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,262Fees
0.349%Above
93
29
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,097Fees
0.820%Above
77
30
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,839Fees
0.480%Above
65
31
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,763Fees
0.222%Above
58
32
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,286Fees
0.463%Above
56
33
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,120Fees
0.503%Above
54
34
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$5,802Fees
1.012%Above
49
35
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,718Fees
0.606%Above
45
36
CAPITAL PARTNERS MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,611Fees
0.493%Above
43
37
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,686Fees
0.338%Above
40
38
A&D Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$5,322Fees
0.892%Above
558
39
MY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,613Fees
0.951%Above
240
40
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,032Fees
0.575%Above
180
41
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,906Fees
0.244%Above
92
42
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,473Fees
0.707%Above
84
43
NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,706Fees
1.025%Above
75
44
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,878Fees
0.608%Above
62
45
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,443Fees
0.431%Above
47
46
BELEM SERVICING LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$5,546Fees
0.528%Above
41
47
Cornerstone First Mortgage, IncIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,808Fees
0.828%Above
110
48
DG PINNACLE FUNDING LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,970Fees
0.712%Above
96
49
BANKING MORTGAGE SERVICES, B.M.S. CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$7,279Fees
0.761%Above
82
50
FIRST EQUITY MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,682Fees
0.618%Above
54

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.