Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Lenders in Fayetteville

Updated June 4, 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 Lenders80
Total Loans5,788
Median Rate Spread0.12%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$440Fees
0.514%Below
269
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyWholesale
Strong
Sound*
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,025Fees
0.320%Below
381
3
JET HOMELOANS, LP
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,492Fees
0.275%Below
98
4
American Security Mortgage Corp.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,807Fees
0.041%Below
151
5
STATE EMPLOYEES'
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,791Fees
0.584%Below
110
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Strong
Acceptable*
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,930Fees
0.356%Above
427
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Strong
Sound*
Strong
Exceptional
$1,954Fees
0.203%Below
309
8
Mortgage Research Center, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,526Fees
0.859%Above
786
9
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,304Fees
0.111%Above
277
10
NBKC BANK
BankDirect
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$479Fees
0.361%Below
22
11
Truist Bank
BankDirect
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,300Fees
0.066%Above
43
12
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
22
13
GoPrime Mortgage, Inc.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Strong
Sound*
Exceptional
Strong
$548Fees
0.340%Below
51
14
Alcova Mortgage LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,404Fees
0.224%Above
76
15
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Strong
Sound*
Strong
Strong
$3,311Fees
0.554%Below
93
16
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Strong
Sound*
Strong
Strong
$2,881Fees
0.035%Above
82
17
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,599Fees
0.099%Below
163
18
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
BankDirect
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,453Fees
0.104%Below
55
19
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSB
BankDirect
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,191Fees
0.370%Above
175
20
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Strong
Acceptable*
Exceptional
Strong
$2,943Fees
0.118%Above
162
21
SOUTHERN TRUST MORTGAGE, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Exceptional
$4,254Fees
0.237%Above
144
22
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
BankDirect & Wholesale
Strong
Sound*
Strong
Strong
$1,775Fees
0.021%Above
55
23
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
BankDirect
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,419Fees
0.338%Above
42
24
AAFMAA Mortgage Services LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$415Fees
0.081%Above
20
25
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$1,424Fees
0.090%Above
84
26
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$768Fees
0.075%Below
61
27
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,521Fees
0.091%Above
50
28
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,531Fees
0.310%Above
207
29
USAA Federal Savings Bank
BankDirect
Sound
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,611Fees
0.200%Below
99
30
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,101Fees
0.171%Above
62
31
NFM, INC.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,083Fees
0.065%Below
52
32
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$2,461Fees
0.178%Above
42
33
First Horizon Bank
BankDirect
Sound
Sound
Strong
Sound
$1,716Fees
0.047%Above
26
34
GoodLeap, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
$2,552Fees
0.210%Above
36
35
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
Independent Mortgage CompanyWholesale
Sound
Acceptable*
Strong
Sound
$3,034Fees
0.248%Above
40
36
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,785Fees
0.385%Above
59
37
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Sound
Acceptable*
Strong
Strong
$1,709Fees
0.518%Above
51
38
VISION LENDING SERVICES, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$4,174Fees
0.350%Below
34
39
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$2,473Fees
0.152%Above
33
40
Integrity Home Mortgage Corporation
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$1,651Fees
0.179%Above
22
41
Primis Mortgage Company
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$1,378Fees
0.161%Above
25
42
NEWREZ LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect & Wholesale
Sound
Acceptable*
Sound
Sound
$1,596Fees
0.130%Above
36
43
Mid-Continent Funding, Inc.
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
$2,602Fees
0.424%Below
23
44
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$1,940Fees
0.475%Above
72
45
LoanUnited.com, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyWholesale
Sound
Sound*
Sound
Strong
$3,337Fees
0.376%Below
44
46
ENCOMPASS LENDING GROUP, LP
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,701Fees
0.230%Above
31
47
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
$2,024Fees
0.079%Below
21
48
The Federal Savings Bank
BankDirect
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
$3,798Fees
0.787%Above
41
49
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$4,094Fees
0.343%Above
37
50
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC
Independent Mortgage CompanyDirect
Acceptable
Mediocre
Acceptable
Strong
$5,368Fees
0.941%Above
55

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use a weighted average of scores across equally-weighted categories to evaluate lenders on a linear, raw performance scale.

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.

⚖️ Licensing & Disclosures

Lender rankings and market statistics are created by Dylan Hall, licensed mortgage loan officer (NMLS #1658740). Safe Rate is a mortgage technology platform; mortgage lending services are provided by PartnerOwn LLC dba Safe Rate Mortgage, a licensed mortgage broker and lender (NMLS #1590949). Safe Rate Mortgage is a lending partner of some of the lenders ranked on this page, and Safe Rate Inc. has software or service customers on this list; however, all rankings are calculated using objective, public Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) datasets, completely independent of any corporate partnerships, client relationships, or compensation.