Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Salem

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 Lenders71
Total Loans3,767
Median Rate Spread0.24%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,456Fees
0.047%Above
262
2
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,768Fees
0.065%Below
66
3
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,781Fees
0.020%Below
40
4
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,349Fees
0.275%Above
162
5
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,553Fees
0.183%Above
60
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,745Fees
0.159%Above
282
7
LPMC, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,516Fees
0.393%Above
85
8
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,873Fees
0.163%Above
60
9
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$5,821Fees
0.527%Below
12
10
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,796Fees
0.352%Above
389
11
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,899Fees
0.266%Above
145
12
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,266Fees
0.236%Above
102
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,027Fees
0.484%Above
62
14
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,383Fees
0.414%Above
58
15
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,552Fees
0.213%Above
34
16
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,249Fees
0.291%Above
33
17
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,274Fees
0.303%Above
26
18
MORTGAGE EXPRESS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,043Fees
0.492%Above
88
19
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,691Fees
0.088%Above
71
20
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,189Fees
0.166%Above
69
21
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,425Fees
0.069%Above
52
22
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,109Fees
0.481%Above
41
23
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,264Fees
0.227%Above
39
24
Umpqua BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,402Fees
0.146%Above
64
25
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,352Fees
0.666%Above
44
26
PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,750Fees
0.382%Above
34
27
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$329Credit
0.362%Above
24
28
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,712Fees
0.122%Above
24
29
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,458Fees
0.592%Above
21
30
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$6,600Fees
0.132%Above
15
31
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$6,693Fees
1.062%Above
12
32
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,283Fees
0.106%Above
11
33
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,531Fees
0.622%Above
78
34
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,848Fees
0.494%Above
46
35
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$6,886Fees
0.820%Above
21
36
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$5,958Fees
0.515%Above
17
37
PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$6,734Fees
0.434%Above
47
38
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$6,473Fees
0.482%Above
23
39
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,368Fees
0.308%Above
20
40
Willamette Valley BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$6,430Fees
0.341%Above
24
41
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,856Fees
0.753%Above
22

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.