Safe Rate Rankings

Best USDA Mortgage Lenders in Illinois

Updated May 19, 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 Lenders360
Total Loans123,748
Median Rate Spread0.41%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FCB BanksBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$715Fees
0.092%Below
566
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,855Fees
0.413%Above
7,352
3
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,378Fees
0.587%Above
2,081
4
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,239Fees
0.629%Above
1,112
5
FIRST STATE MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,493Fees
0.362%Above
1,052
6
United Community BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$121Fees
0.128%Above
649
7
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$460Fees
0.254%Above
2,055
8
First Mid Bank & Trust, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$872Fees
0.176%Above
741
9
COMMUNITY BANC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,042Fees
0.368%Above
261
10
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,201Fees
0.447%Above
1,599
11
Heartland Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$573Fees
0.471%Above
371
12
Peoples National Bank , N.A.Bank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$864Fees
0.302%Above
283
13
Carrollton BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$776Fees
0.080%Above
365
14
Petefish, Skiles & Co.Bank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,050Fees
0.269%Above
252
15
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,009Fees
0.369%Above
7,686
16
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,249Fees
0.530%Above
704
17
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,865Fees
0.657%Above
2,802
18
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,004Fees
0.555%Above
477
19
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,362Fees
0.706%Above
447
20
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,039Fees
0.917%Above
253
21
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,820Fees
0.594%Above
4,482
22
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,737Fees
0.680%Above
3,156
23
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,989Fees
0.723%Above
2,381
24
Midland States BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,376Fees
0.696%Above
426
25
Regions BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,214Fees
0.586%Above
345
26
Ixonia BankBank
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,434Fees
0.807%Above
536
27
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,615Fees
0.649%Above
300
28
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
$2,500Fees
0.580%Above
904
29
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
$1,519Fees
0.434%Above
597

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.