Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Gulfport

Updated May 22, 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 Lenders52
Total Loans4,540
Median Rate Spread0.21%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$53Fees
0.374%Below
263
2
KEESLERCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$532Fees
0.406%Below
251
3
Cadence BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,472Fees
0.358%Above
158
4
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,753Fees
0.154%Above
231
5
Community Bank of MississippiBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,044Fees
0.601%Above
115
6
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,894Fees
0.440%Above
83
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,420Fees
0.680%Above
53
8
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$654Fees
1.307%Below
28
9
Trustmark National BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,116Fees
0.242%Above
227
10
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,821Fees
0.036%Above
88
11
HANCOCK WHITNEY BANKBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,783Fees
0.210%Above
75
12
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,788Fees
0.302%Above
65
13
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,833Fees
0.408%Above
332
14
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,845Fees
0.273%Above
56
15
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,174Fees
0.242%Above
45
16
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,561Fees
0.304%Below
31
17
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,590Fees
0.446%Above
377
18
Magnolia Bank, IncorporatedBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,221Fees
0.308%Above
105
19
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,531Fees
0.385%Above
101
20
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,166Fees
0.539%Above
93
21
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,659Fees
0.585%Above
58
22
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,888Fees
0.376%Above
46
23
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,294Fees
0.044%Above
39
24
Renasant BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,392Fees
0.496%Above
22
25
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,633Fees
0.500%Above
20
26
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$3,183Credit
0.135%Above
231
27
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,548Fees
0.650%Above
106
28
AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE ADVISORS, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,558Fees
0.451%Above
36
29
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,412Fees
0.512%Above
27
30
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,564Fees
0.551%Above
166
31
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,961Fees
0.432%Above
18
32
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,102Fees
0.063%Above
25
33
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,726Fees
0.657%Above
107

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.