Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Gainesville

Updated May 26, 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 Lenders53
Total Loans2,068
Median Rate Spread0.30%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,521Fees
0.200%Above
260
2
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,558Fees
0.242%Below
122
3
Truist BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$630Fees
0.001%Above
56
4
Ameris BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$3,557Fees
0.301%Above
76
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,609Fees
0.266%Above
230
6
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,924Fees
0.345%Above
125
7
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,486Fees
1.140%Above
46
8
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,553Fees
0.454%Below
45
9
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,218Fees
0.220%Above
43
10
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,728Fees
0.276%Above
39
11
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,254Fees
0.139%Above
38
12
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,985Fees
0.022%Above
21
13
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$3,508Fees
0.077%Above
20
14
BANKSOUTH MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$4,337Fees
0.423%Above
39
15
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$4,718Fees
0.372%Above
27
16
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,052Fees
0.356%Above
23
17
Capital City Home Loans, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,526Fees
0.259%Above
21
18
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$5,990Fees
0.829%Above
56
19
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,411Fees
0.493%Above
49
20
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,160Fees
0.396%Above
45
21
United Community BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$1,875Fees
0.690%Above
44
22
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$5,166Fees
0.791%Above
29
23
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$5,210Fees
0.497%Above
26
24
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$4,016Fees
0.127%Above
21
25
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,208Fees
0.621%Above
20
26
First Option Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$4,216Fees
0.908%Above
47
27
HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$4,920Fees
0.364%Above
44
28
GUARANTY MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Strong
$3,977Fees
0.461%Above
30
29
SOUTHEAST MORTGAGE OF GEORGIA, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$4,262Fees
0.436%Above
23

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.