Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Montgomery

Updated May 20, 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 Lenders53
Total Loans3,994
Median Rate Spread0.33%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,057Fees
0.136%Above
205
2
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,041Fees
0.270%Above
63
3
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,521Fees
0.367%Above
47
4
Trustmark National BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,647Fees
0.206%Above
359
5
Renasant BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,457Fees
0.176%Above
205
6
Synovus BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,375Fees
0.267%Above
58
7
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,071Fees
0.017%Below
52
8
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,655Fees
0.507%Above
273
9
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,838Fees
0.507%Above
261
10
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,643Fees
0.314%Above
47
11
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,301Fees
0.244%Above
36
12
SouthPoint BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,559Fees
0.035%Above
25
13
First Federal BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,124Fees
0.472%Above
18
14
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,300Fees
0.246%Above
13
15
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,045Fees
0.418%Above
493
16
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,159Fees
0.625%Above
121
17
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,067Fees
0.512%Above
60
18
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,694Fees
0.401%Above
54
19
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,832Fees
0.190%Above
37
20
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,993Fees
0.311%Above
125
21
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,133Fees
0.563%Above
95
22
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,893Fees
0.504%Above
28
23
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,724Fees
0.904%Above
25
24
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,331Fees
0.397%Above
289
25
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,744Fees
0.264%Above
34
26
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,131Fees
0.657%Above
15
27
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,976Fees
0.384%Above
40
28
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,787Fees
0.264%Above
23
29
Consumer First Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,657Fees
0.517%Above
14
30
Hamilton Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,537Fees
0.749%Above
13
31
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$2,905Fees
1.048%Above
10
32
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,953Fees
0.580%Above
27

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.