Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Kankakee

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 Lenders22
Total Loans673
Median Rate Spread0.57%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$960Fees
0.529%Below
11
2
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$85Fees
0.587%Above
21
3
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,528Fees
0.705%Above
104
4
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,533Fees
0.262%Above
30
5
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,061Fees
0.588%Above
10
6
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,601Fees
0.628%Above
51
7
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,069Fees
0.338%Above
30
8
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,750Fees
0.649%Above
18
9
Midland States BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$967Fees
0.576%Above
62
10
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,138Fees
0.729%Above
42
11
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,015Fees
0.812%Above
42
12
AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,107Fees
0.995%Above
14
13
First American BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$872Fees
0.162%Above
12
14
Ixonia BankBank
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,698Fees
0.824%Above
81
15
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,980Fees
0.843%Above
16
16
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,503Fees
0.814%Above
32
17
Flanagan State BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,009Fees
0.427%Above
24
18
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,874Fees
0.688%Above
12
19
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$3,645Fees
0.141%Above
10
20
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,648Fees
0.901%Above
17

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.