Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Lake County

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 Lenders92
Total Loans7,125
Median Rate Spread0.36%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
GREENSTATE Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,189Fees
0.050%Above
125
2
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$615Credit
0.218%Above
159
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,541Fees
0.238%Above
542
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,320Fees
0.553%Above
54
5
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,340Fees
0.403%Above
150
6
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,383Fees
0.533%Above
114
7
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$876Fees
0.231%Above
59
8
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$288Fees
0.664%Above
33
9
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,306Fees
0.364%Above
407
10
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,722Fees
0.660%Above
275
11
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,890Fees
0.307%Above
451
12
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,688Fees
0.447%Above
329
13
KEY MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,652Fees
0.379%Above
117
14
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,534Fees
0.605%Above
65
15
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,475Fees
0.674%Above
177
16
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,572Fees
0.417%Above
96
17
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,382Fees
0.175%Above
82
18
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,853Fees
0.582%Above
65
19
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,598Fees
0.524%Above
61
20
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,560Fees
0.526%Above
427
21
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,085Fees
0.661%Above
92
22
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,226Fees
0.575%Above
90
23
The Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,223Fees
0.977%Above
58
24
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,774Fees
0.749%Above
30
25
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,623Fees
0.709%Above
21
26
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,208Fees
0.648%Above
44
27
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,036Fees
0.569%Above
16
28
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,295Fees
0.518%Above
87
29
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,255Fees
0.915%Above
28
30
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,617Fees
0.842%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.