Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Gainesville

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 Lenders48
Total Loans2,610
Median Rate Spread0.19%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,721Fees
0.088%Below
52
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,518Fees
0.214%Above
252
3
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,016Fees
0.242%Above
37
4
Ameris BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,826Fees
0.194%Above
141
5
Advisors Mortgage Group, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,341Fees
0.111%Above
99
6
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,496Fees
0.169%Above
39
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,271Fees
0.283%Above
222
8
RMC HOME MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,804Fees
0.102%Below
48
9
First Federal BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,273Fees
0.401%Above
15
10
AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE ADVISORS, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,972Fees
0.407%Above
132
11
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,881Fees
0.374%Above
39
12
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,987Fees
0.303%Above
19
13
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,543Fees
0.086%Below
17
14
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,628Fees
0.279%Above
99
15
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,515Fees
0.345%Above
55
16
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,714Fees
0.401%Above
40
17
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,543Fees
0.574%Above
33
18
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,091Fees
0.456%Above
22
19
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,596Fees
0.920%Above
11
20
Mortgage Lenders Investment Trading CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,983Fees
0.672%Above
128
21
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,467Fees
0.741%Above
27
22
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,592Fees
0.386%Above
14
23
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,425Fees
0.705%Above
28

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.