Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Company Lenders in Fort Smith

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 Lenders10
Total Loans829
Median Rate Spread0.46%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FIRST WESTERN MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,772Fees
0.002%Below
53
2
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$1,889Fees
0.289%Above
33
3
LENDLO MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$3,121Fees
0.661%Above
28
4
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,688Fees
0.513%Above
181
5
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,620Fees
0.015%Above
61
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,851Fees
0.265%Above
22
7
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$549Credit
0.598%Above
80
8
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,495Fees
0.421%Above
40
9
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,583Fees
0.736%Above
33
10
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$2,681Fees
0.486%Above
114

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 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

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.