Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Lincoln

Updated May 22, 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 Lenders44
Total Loans3,800
Median Rate Spread0.20%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Lincoln FSB of NebraskaBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,173Fees
0.032%Below
547
2
WEST GATE BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$704Fees
0.136%Below
310
3
Union Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,070Fees
0.080%Below
356
4
Pinnacle BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,097Fees
0.113%Below
231
5
CORNHUSKER BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$500Fees
0.094%Above
144
6
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$761Fees
0.183%Above
144
7
First BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,871Fees
0.117%Above
94
8
First National Bank of OmahaBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,248Fees
0.140%Above
85
9
Security First BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$924Fees
0.040%Below
67
10
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$693Fees
0.826%Below
22
11
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,381Fees
0.223%Above
299
12
CHARTER WEST BANKBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,526Fees
0.236%Above
184
13
LIBERTY FIRST CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,839Fees
0.028%Below
168
14
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$2,049Fees
0.146%Above
53
15
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,863Fees
0.254%Above
45
16
Frontier BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$375Fees
0.245%Above
41
17
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,478Fees
0.107%Above
38
18
Financial Funding Solutions, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,140Fees
0.076%Above
24
19
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$4,108Fees
0.335%Above
189
20
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$1,482Fees
0.474%Above
153
21
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$1,737Fees
0.291%Above
56
22
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,406Fees
0.178%Below
29
23
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,127Fees
0.826%Above
29
24
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$1,596Fees
0.228%Above
20
25
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,132Fees
0.168%Above
118
26
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$337Fees
0.488%Above
70
27
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$1,962Fees
0.399%Above
24
28
Plains Commerce BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$1,935Fees
0.399%Above
29
29
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,895Fees
0.533%Above
26
30
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$1,083Fees
0.416%Above
21

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 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

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.