Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Grand Forks

Updated June 3, 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 Lenders15
Total Loans731
Median Rate Spread0.03%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Gate City BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,490Fees
0.240%Below
107
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,324Fees
0.243%Above
169
3
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$1,562Fees
0.066%Below
54
4
Bremer Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,525Fees
0.262%Above
49
5
First International Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,697Fees
0.155%Below
42
6
FIRST COMMUNITY CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,340Fees
0.118%Below
34
7
Frandsen Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,734Fees
0.164%Below
37
8
Alerus Financial, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,190Fees
0.144%Above
30
9
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,701Fees
0.130%Below
68
10
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$1,335Fees
0.049%Above
47
11
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,666Fees
0.573%Above
37

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.