Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Peoria

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.
Total Lenders45
Total Loans3,777
Median Rate Spread0.51%

Shopping for a mortgage? Click the heart icon to save lenders to My Home and make comparison painless.

RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
INB, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$589Fees
0.255%Above
106
2
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,295Fees
0.424%Above
592
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,096Fees
0.634%Above
244
4
MLD MORTGAGE INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,548Fees
0.509%Above
236
5
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$700Fees
0.402%Above
218
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,768Fees
0.933%Above
17
7
FIRST STATE MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$1,335Fees
0.371%Above
108
8
Fortress BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$504Fees
0.054%Above
51
9
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,479Fees
0.022%Above
26
10
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,028Fees
0.608%Above
215
11
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,538Fees
0.727%Above
104
12
CIBM BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,840Fees
0.801%Above
45
13
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,761Fees
0.559%Above
21
14
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,483Fees
1.032%Above
20
15
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,502Fees
1.292%Above
12
16
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,947Fees
0.608%Above
38
17
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,553Fees
0.469%Above
11
18
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,877Fees
0.892%Above
50
19
Ixonia BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,240Fees
0.836%Above
14
20
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,870Fees
0.166%Above
12
21
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,596Fees
0.782%Above
58
22
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$2,756Fees
0.805%Above
10

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.