Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Nebraska

Updated May 25, 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 Lenders119
Total Loans20,913
Median Rate Spread0.25%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
WEST GATE BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,057Fees
0.034%Below
1,396
2
VERIDIAN CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$123Fees
0.248%Below
485
3
Union Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,063Fees
0.071%Below
584
4
IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,123Fees
0.080%Below
48
5
First National Bank of OmahaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,248Fees
0.162%Above
1,207
6
Lincoln FSB of NebraskaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,199Fees
0.021%Below
655
7
Arbor BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$874Fees
0.099%Above
195
8
CORNHUSKER BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$547Fees
0.086%Above
186
9
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$558Fees
0.520%Below
186
10
Northwest BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$586Fees
0.085%Below
91
11
Exchange BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$822Fees
0.025%Above
73
12
Pinnacle BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,193Fees
0.005%Below
1,087
13
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$916Fees
0.184%Above
493
14
Central National BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Strong
$565Fees
0.263%Above
44
15
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,340Fees
0.277%Above
427
16
Access BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,457Fees
0.124%Above
321
17
Core BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,074Fees
0.125%Above
261
18
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,048Fees
0.018%Above
238
19
First BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,517Fees
0.129%Above
228
20
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,090Fees
0.078%Above
80
21
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Sound
$590Fees
0.247%Below
59
22
Central BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$3,299Fees
0.017%Above
43
23
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,654Fees
0.497%Above
1,456
24
CHARTER WEST BANKBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,437Fees
0.313%Above
1,346
25
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,768Fees
0.218%Above
661
26
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,776Fees
0.259%Above
263
27
CENTRISCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$1,085Fees
0.146%Above
208
28
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,296Fees
0.115%Above
170
29
Frontier BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$801Fees
0.319%Above
167
30
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,272Fees
0.444%Above
109
31
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,950Fees
0.257%Above
98
32
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,321Fees
0.133%Above
59
33
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,680Fees
0.034%Above
203
34
Security First BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$861Fees
0.165%Above
141
35
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,735Fees
0.373%Above
102
36
BMO Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$950Fees
0.375%Above
57
37
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,154Fees
0.392%Above
412
38
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,813Fees
0.385%Above
411
39
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,323Fees
0.390%Above
358
40
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,064Fees
0.242%Above
322
41
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,006Fees
0.215%Above
297
42
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,695Fees
0.471%Above
269
43
REGENT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,221Fees
0.282%Above
260
44
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,810Fees
0.562%Above
245
45
LIBERTY FIRST CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$1,770Fees
0.016%Below
222
46
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,173Fees
0.634%Above
182
47
Gateway First BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,650Fees
0.243%Above
174
48
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,287Fees
0.436%Above
112
49
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,892Fees
0.408%Above
104
50
Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Grand IslandBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,023Fees
0.252%Above
102

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.