Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Rockford

Updated May 19, 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 Lenders55
Total Loans3,273
Median Rate Spread0.57%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
GREENSTATE Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$693Fees
0.096%Above
503
2
First Mid Bank & Trust, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,177Fees
0.204%Above
295
3
FIRST NORTHERN Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$846Fees
0.331%Above
102
4
Associated Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$677Fees
0.133%Above
37
5
Stillman BancCorp N.A.Bank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$631Fees
0.256%Above
94
6
NORTHWEST BANK OF ROCKFORDBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,290Fees
0.279%Above
93
7
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$742Fees
0.518%Above
88
8
First Community CU of BeloitCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Strong
$861Fees
0.035%Above
32
9
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,177Fees
0.656%Above
114
10
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$808Credit
0.588%Above
32
11
The Huntington National BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$400Fees
0.277%Above
23
12
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,757Fees
0.609%Above
297
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,243Fees
0.795%Above
190
14
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,928Fees
0.302%Above
106
15
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,005Fees
0.875%Above
49
16
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,005Fees
0.810%Above
95
17
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,287Fees
0.584%Above
43
18
The First National Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,003Fees
0.433%Above
36
19
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$1,639Fees
1.319%Above
30
20
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,953Fees
1.258%Above
83
21
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,856Fees
0.840%Above
83
22
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,166Fees
0.490%Above
76
23
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$4,217Fees
0.509%Above
50
24
BMO Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$318Fees
0.688%Above
24
25
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTDIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,094Fees
0.754%Above
129
26
Midland States BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$1,295Fees
0.782%Above
55
27
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$2,793Fees
0.196%Above
24
28
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$1,566Fees
0.554%Above
20
29
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$1,747Fees
0.698%Above
26
30
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
$2,696Fees
0.739%Above
24

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)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
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.