Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Company 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 Lenders38
Total Loans3,132
Median Rate Spread0.29%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,456Fees
0.047%Above
262
2
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,766Fees
0.138%Above
26
3
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,796Fees
0.352%Above
389
4
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,745Fees
0.159%Above
282
5
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,768Fees
0.065%Below
66
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,873Fees
0.163%Above
60
7
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,553Fees
0.183%Above
60
8
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,264Fees
0.227%Above
39
9
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,349Fees
0.275%Above
162
10
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$4,899Fees
0.266%Above
145
11
MORTGAGE EXPRESS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$4,043Fees
0.492%Above
88
12
LPMC, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,516Fees
0.393%Above
85
13
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,691Fees
0.088%Above
71
14
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$5,027Fees
0.484%Above
62
15
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$5,383Fees
0.414%Above
58
16
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$5,109Fees
0.481%Above
41
17
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$4,712Fees
0.122%Above
24
18
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$4,531Fees
0.622%Above
78
19
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$5,189Fees
0.166%Above
69
20
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$4,425Fees
0.069%Above
52
21
PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$5,750Fees
0.382%Above
34
22
RESICENTRAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$2,591Fees
0.082%Above
27
23
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,266Fees
0.236%Above
102
24
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$4,352Fees
0.666%Above
44
25
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,552Fees
0.213%Above
34
26
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,274Fees
0.303%Above
26
27
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$329Credit
0.362%Above
24
28
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$5,499Fees
0.457%Above
22
29
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$3,458Fees
0.592%Above
21
30
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$4,368Fees
0.308%Above
20
31
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$4,848Fees
0.494%Above
46
32
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$3,856Fees
0.753%Above
22
33
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
$6,886Fees
0.820%Above
21
34
PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Strong
$6,734Fees
0.434%Above
47
35
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$6,473Fees
0.482%Above
23

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.