Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Company Lenders in Ocala

Updated February 5, 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.

Market

Total Lenders43

Total Loans6,071

Median Rate Spread0.44%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	$2,709Fees	0.285%Above	70
2	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,290Fees	0.295%Above	830
3	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$4,000Fees	0.361%Above	568
4	UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,192Fees	0.555%Above	301
5	LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$1,845Fees	0.194%Above	129
6	FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,403Fees	0.180%Above	94
7	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$1,275Fees	0.207%Above	93
8	GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,915Fees	0.217%Above	90
9	VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Sound	$2,145Fees	1.030%Below	32
10	Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$3,148Fees	0.484%Above	204
11	FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$4,021Fees	0.391%Above	131
12	PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,620Fees	0.513%Above	108
13	GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,877Fees	0.416%Above	68
14	COASTAL LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$5,514Fees	0.324%Above	63
15	CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,277Fees	0.383%Above	62
16	THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,176Fees	0.503%Above	42
17	INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	$1,152Fees	0.151%Above	31
18	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$4,145Fees	0.569%Above	162
19	AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$1,667Fees	0.465%Above	155
20	Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$3,629Fees	0.747%Above	59
21	NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,997Fees	0.317%Above	47
22	STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$3,540Fees	0.584%Above	43
23	MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Sound	$2,642Fees	0.374%Above	34
24	AMERICAN BANCSHARES MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Exceptional	$4,213Fees	0.557%Above	165
25	NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Strong	$3,085Fees	0.223%Above	109
26	NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Strong	$4,270Fees	0.809%Above	108
27	EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Strong	$3,152Fees	0.913%Above	79
28	Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$3,792Fees	0.598%Above	33
29	LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$2,358Fees	0.759%Above	29
30	ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$2,605Fees	0.436%Above	27
31	KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$3,581Fees	0.350%Above	26
32	MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Strong	$2,989Fees	0.195%Above	23
33	PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$3,793Fees	0.527%Above	20
34	SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Strong	$4,149Fees	0.371%Above	84
35	Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Strong	$3,765Fees	0.809%Above	45
36	Mortgage Lenders Investment Trading CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Strong	$3,027Fees	0.869%Above	29
37	CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Sound	$3,733Fees	0.501%Above	28
38	AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Sound	$4,614Fees	0.628%Above	28
39	Click n' Close, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Sound	$6,505Fees	2.160%Above	26
40	Wolfe Financial, IncIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Sound	$3,584Fees	0.681%Above	25
41	NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Acceptable	Sound	$5,332Fees	0.761%Above	38

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 30 Points)

Pricing

Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)

Pull Through

Reliability in closing loans (33%)

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.