Safe Rate Rankings

Best Jumbo Mortgage Lenders in Sacramento

Updated May 23, 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 Lenders183
Total Loans25,209
Median Rate Spread0.24%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$788Fees
0.006%Below
502
2
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,789Fees
0.037%Above
273
3
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,742Fees
0.160%Below
186
4
THE GOLDEN 1Credit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$715Fees
0.140%Above
287
5
SCHOOLSFIRSTCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$452Fees
0.020%Below
116
6
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$567Fees
0.370%Below
115
7
Citibank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$130Credit
0.098%Below
54
8
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$267Fees
0.486%Below
53
9
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,679Fees
0.124%Above
177
10
BMO Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$557Fees
0.037%Above
111
11
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,882Fees
0.149%Above
5,307
12
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,553Fees
0.165%Above
2,498
13
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,216Fees
0.164%Below
860
14
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,913Fees
0.074%Above
354
15
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,981Fees
0.130%Above
303
16
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,618Fees
0.157%Above
186
17
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,396Fees
0.269%Above
181
18
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,231Fees
0.307%Above
133
19
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,281Fees
0.276%Above
828
20
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,761Fees
0.268%Above
701
21
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,050Fees
0.298%Above
154
22
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,785Fees
0.367%Above
341
23
SAFE Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,946Fees
0.060%Above
257
24
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,746Fees
0.374%Above
136
25
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,118Fees
0.382%Above
352
26
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$4,288Fees
0.322%Above
315
27
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,555Fees
0.340%Above
276
28
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$3,866Fees
0.416%Above
700
29
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$4,242Fees
0.383%Above
170
30
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,086Fees
0.149%Above
262
31
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$4,708Fees
0.726%Above
122
32
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,239Fees
0.361%Above
59

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.