Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Lafayette

Updated May 21, 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 Lenders43
Total Loans2,241
Median Rate Spread0.50%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Old National BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$930Fees
0.149%Above
66
2
First Merchants BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,763Fees
0.236%Above
124
3
PURDUECredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$632Fees
0.102%Above
314
4
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,169Fees
0.549%Below
18
5
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,871Fees
0.443%Above
169
6
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$543Fees
0.401%Above
42
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,228Fees
0.431%Above
191
8
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,311Fees
0.376%Above
68
9
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,699Fees
0.288%Above
21
10
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,068Fees
0.567%Above
189
11
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,935Fees
0.504%Above
163
12
Security Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$750Fees
0.219%Above
76
13
Centier BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,209Fees
0.542%Above
53
14
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$7,219Fees
0.169%Above
31
15
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,522Fees
0.728%Above
19
16
First Financial BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$944Fees
0.860%Above
18
17
GVC MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,340Fees
0.466%Above
45
18
MJW FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,245Fees
0.528%Above
23
19
Horizon BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,461Fees
0.490%Above
22
20
First Farmers Bank & Trust Co.Bank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,334Fees
0.542%Above
17
21
Regions BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,433Fees
0.393%Above
41
22
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,466Fees
0.462%Above
37
23
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,229Fees
0.332%Above
32
24
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,310Fees
0.381%Above
29
25
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,728Fees
0.750%Above
20
26
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$5,356Fees
0.269%Above
20
27
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,047Fees
0.800%Above
14
28
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,870Fees
0.304%Above
13
29
HALLMARK HOME MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,823Fees
0.720%Above
50
30
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,033Fees
0.428%Above
38
31
FAIR WAY LENDING LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,725Fees
0.905%Above
29
32
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,768Fees
0.354%Above
21
33
Flanagan State BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,423Fees
1.045%Above
26
34
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,176Fees
0.714%Above
49
35
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,191Fees
1.205%Above
13
36
First Option Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,455Fees
0.787%Above
19
37
Wolfe Financial, IncIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,889Fees
1.070%Above
11

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.