Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Company Lenders in Lafayette

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 Lenders25
Total Loans3,398
Median Rate Spread0.36%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$74Fees
0.240%Below
413
2
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,727Fees
0.343%Above
190
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,787Fees
0.336%Above
503
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,005Fees
0.066%Above
100
5
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,021Fees
0.278%Above
69
6
STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,769Fees
0.111%Below
67
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,905Fees
0.478%Above
218
8
Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,027Fees
0.585%Above
134
9
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,092Fees
0.371%Above
38
10
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,374Fees
0.061%Above
38
11
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,415Fees
0.395%Above
140
12
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,610Fees
0.491%Above
74
13
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$993Fees
0.465%Above
16
14
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,270Fees
0.484%Above
10
15
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,807Fees
0.797%Above
42
16
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,208Fees
0.480%Above
13
17
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$1,972Fees
0.710%Above
10
18
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,222Fees
0.419%Above
22
19
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,790Fees
0.727%Above
21
20
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,206Fees
0.472%Above
123
21
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,300Fees
0.744%Above
33
22
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,453Fees
0.741%Above
25
23
Click n' Close, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$6,697Fees
1.990%Above
40
24
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,458Fees
0.229%Above
20
25
SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LPIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,441Fees
0.903%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.