Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company Lenders in Iowa

Updated February 6, 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 Lenders39
Total Loans34,766
Median Rate Spread0.33%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,157Fees
0.056%Below
2,020
2
RUHL MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$832Fees
0.039%Below
344
3
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,199Fees
0.017%Below
424
4
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,922Fees
0.355%Above
229
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,334Fees
0.508%Above
1,620
6
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,334Fees
0.037%Below
466
7
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,419Fees
0.475%Above
164
8
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,069Fees
0.452%Above
155
9
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,183Fees
0.292%Above
717
10
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,005Fees
0.100%Above
175
11
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,427Fees
0.522%Above
101
12
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,494Fees
0.314%Above
72
13
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,805Fees
0.529%Above
1,138
14
HOMESERVICES LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,443Fees
0.278%Above
504
15
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,443Fees
0.464%Above
431
16
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,719Fees
0.571%Above
427
17
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,353Fees
0.633%Above
269
18
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,939Fees
0.458%Above
245
19
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,797Fees
0.390%Above
222
20
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,644Fees
0.431%Above
173
21
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,367Fees
0.684%Above
170
22
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,834Fees
0.993%Above
157
23
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,834Fees
0.416%Above
139
24
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,337Fees
0.637%Above
131
25
V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,630Fees
0.399%Above
94
26
AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,756Fees
0.497%Above
83
27
Servion, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,025Fees
0.326%Above
73
28
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,114Fees
0.297%Above
153
29
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,530Fees
0.680%Above
110
30
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,375Fees
0.386%Above
99
31
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,022Fees
0.557%Above
686
32
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,470Fees
0.606%Above
315
33
FRONTIER FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$2,311Fees
0.418%Above
184
34
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,835Fees
0.289%Above
84
35
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,354Fees
0.834%Above
77
36
Farm Credit Mid-America, ACAIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$5,247Fees
0.607%Above
138
37
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,430Fees
0.276%Above
119
38
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,649Fees
1.081%Above
81
39
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$3,986Fees
0.692%Above
71

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.