Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Companie Lenders in the US

Updated May 30, 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 Lenders2386
Total Loans3,560,099
Median Rate Spread0.20%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,206Fees
0.101%Below
12,582
2
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,570Fees
0.401%Above
13,335
3
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,582Fees
0.136%Above
57,340
4
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,079Fees
0.294%Above
14,849
5
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,029Fees
0.181%Above
11,542
6
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,801Fees
0.380%Above
11,165
7
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,852Fees
0.180%Above
9,468
8
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$3,102Fees
0.063%Above
7,432
9
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,828Fees
0.185%Above
285,901
10
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,881Fees
0.334%Above
266,411
11
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$1,952Fees
0.038%Above
35,887
12
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,549Fees
0.497%Above
86,295
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,254Fees
0.445%Above
61,160
14
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,553Fees
0.387%Above
58,550
15
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,477Fees
0.229%Above
51,353
16
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,921Fees
0.343%Above
51,046
17
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,940Fees
0.289%Above
46,733
18
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,402Fees
0.164%Above
37,313
19
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,996Fees
0.562%Above
23,240
20
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,487Fees
0.386%Above
21,352
21
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,445Fees
0.321%Above
21,082
22
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,384Fees
0.287%Above
18,786
23
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,279Fees
0.479%Above
17,073
24
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,398Fees
0.284%Above
16,835
25
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,834Fees
0.450%Above
15,793
26
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,761Fees
0.348%Above
13,399
27
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,469Fees
0.467%Above
11,689
28
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,818Fees
0.429%Above
9,840
29
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,206Fees
0.608%Above
9,656
30
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$4,134Fees
0.531%Above
8,466
31
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,766Fees
0.587%Above
7,507
32
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,577Fees
0.263%Above
7,145
33
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,182Fees
0.556%Above
37,119
34
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$2,479Fees
0.382%Above
32,880
35
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$2,588Fees
0.279%Above
12,743
36
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$1,956Fees
0.540%Above
60,588
37
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,289Fees
0.552%Above
17,767
38
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,705Fees
0.346%Above
16,100
39
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,249Fees
0.678%Above
13,110
40
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$2,906Fees
0.435%Above
9,356
41
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,961Fees
0.505%Above
8,262
42
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,167Fees
0.581%Above
7,561
43
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
$4,326Fees
0.441%Above
8,697
44
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$3,899Fees
0.665%Above
8,372
45
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Acceptable
$3,519Fees
0.812%Above
9,354

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.