Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA 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
Strong
Sound
Strong
$930Fees
0.149%Above
66
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,935Fees
0.504%Above
163
3
First Merchants BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,763Fees
0.236%Above
124
4
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$543Fees
0.401%Above
42
5
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,229Fees
0.332%Above
32
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,462Fees
0.445%Above
26
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,228Fees
0.431%Above
191
8
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,068Fees
0.567%Above
189
9
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$7,219Fees
0.169%Above
31
10
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$5,356Fees
0.269%Above
20
11
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,871Fees
0.443%Above
169
12
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,522Fees
0.728%Above
19
13
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,433Fees
0.393%Above
41
14
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,033Fees
0.428%Above
38
15
MJW FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,245Fees
0.528%Above
23
16
HALLMARK HOME MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,823Fees
0.720%Above
50
17
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,466Fees
0.462%Above
37
18
FAIR WAY LENDING LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,725Fees
0.905%Above
29
19
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,310Fees
0.381%Above
29
20
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,728Fees
0.750%Above
20
21
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,176Fees
0.714%Above
49
22
Flanagan State BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,423Fees
1.045%Above
26
23
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,801Fees
0.465%Above
16
24
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,047Fees
0.800%Above
14
25
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,870Fees
0.304%Above
13
26
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Acceptable
$861Credit
1.215%Above
10
27
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,768Fees
0.354%Above
21
28
Wolfe Financial, IncIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
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.