Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Lenders in Kalamazoo

Updated February 5, 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 Lenders46
Total Loans2,605
Median Rate Spread0.31%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
LAKE MICHIGAN CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,140Fees
0.044%Below
313
2
CONSUMERS CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,424Fees
0.259%Above
413
3
KELLOGG COMMUNITY CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$952Fees
0.079%Above
33
4
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$546Fees
0.226%Above
78
5
MORTGAGE CENTER L.CIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,405Fees
0.262%Above
62
6
The Huntington National BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$432Fees
0.338%Above
60
7
Mercantile BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$988Fees
0.291%Above
54
8
Honor Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,189Fees
0.177%Above
50
9
OAK MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,309Fees
0.071%Above
31
10
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,161Fees
0.245%Above
170
11
ARBOR FINANCIAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,527Fees
0.250%Above
166
12
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$451Credit
0.118%Above
36
13
Independent BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,443Fees
0.016%Above
22
14
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,491Fees
0.382%Above
263
15
Horizon BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,288Fees
0.252%Above
39
16
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,942Fees
0.857%Above
56
17
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,143Fees
0.270%Above
35
18
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,836Fees
0.388%Above
29
19
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$1,866Fees
0.290%Above
29
20
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,560Fees
0.676%Above
62
21
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,358Fees
0.615%Above
27
22
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,167Fees
0.809%Above
22
23
GVC MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,367Fees
0.583%Above
64
24
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,793Fees
0.236%Below
47
25
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,892Fees
0.433%Above
35
26
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$5,098Fees
0.677%Above
98
27
SUMMIT HOME MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Acceptable
Strong
$2,644Fees
0.423%Above
41

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.