Safe Rate Rankings

Best USDA Mortgage Lenders in the US

Updated June 2, 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
Truist BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$802Fees
0.078%Above
13,874
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$2,828Fees
0.185%Above
285,901
3
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$3,553Fees
0.387%Above
58,550
4
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$2,479Fees
0.382%Above
32,880
5
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$2,384Fees
0.287%Above
18,786
6
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$2,079Fees
0.294%Above
14,849
7
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$542Fees
0.263%Above
10,811
8
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$283Fees
0.033%Above
37,416
9
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$2,989Fees
0.278%Above
11,610
10
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,818Fees
0.429%Above
9,840
11
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,940Fees
0.289%Above
46,733
12
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$3,279Fees
0.479%Above
17,073
13
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,761Fees
0.348%Above
13,399
14
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$1,570Fees
0.401%Above
13,335
15
Ameris BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,801Fees
0.172%Above
11,244
16
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,801Fees
0.380%Above
11,165
17
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,206Fees
0.608%Above
9,656
18
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$3,102Fees
0.063%Above
7,432
19
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$2,572Fees
0.351%Above
23,726
20
The Huntington National BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$415Fees
0.374%Above
18,842
21
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,477Fees
0.229%Above
51,353
22
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,445Fees
0.321%Above
21,082
23
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,834Fees
0.450%Above
15,793
24
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,469Fees
0.467%Above
11,689
25
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,519Fees
0.812%Above
9,354
26
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,876Fees
0.274%Above
7,696
27
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,577Fees
0.263%Above
7,145
28
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$1,956Fees
0.540%Above
60,588
29
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$2,582Fees
0.136%Above
57,340
30
Regions BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$1,948Fees
0.333%Above
10,811
31
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,549Fees
0.497%Above
86,295
32
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,254Fees
0.445%Above
61,160
33
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$2,921Fees
0.343%Above
51,046
34
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,182Fees
0.556%Above
37,119
35
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$2,996Fees
0.562%Above
23,240
36
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,289Fees
0.552%Above
17,767
37
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,705Fees
0.346%Above
16,100
38
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,249Fees
0.678%Above
13,110
39
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
$2,029Fees
0.181%Above
11,542
40
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
$2,852Fees
0.180%Above
9,468
41
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,134Fees
0.531%Above
8,466
42
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,961Fees
0.505%Above
8,262
43
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$2,766Fees
0.587%Above
7,507
44
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Sound
Sound
Mediocre
$2,402Fees
0.164%Above
37,313
45
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
$4,167Fees
0.581%Above
7,561
46
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
$2,398Fees
0.284%Above
16,835
47
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
$2,588Fees
0.279%Above
12,743

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.