Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Salisbury

Updated February 6, 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 Lenders29
Total Loans1,005
Median Rate Spread0.41%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND, INCORPORATEDCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,425Fees
0.001%Below
35
2
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$707Fees
0.294%Below
12
3
Truist BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,433Fees
0.010%Below
20
4
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,508Fees
0.457%Above
127
5
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,050Fees
0.371%Above
143
6
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,272Fees
0.448%Above
113
7
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,801Fees
0.169%Above
38
8
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,789Fees
0.284%Above
11
9
FIRST HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,563Fees
0.505%Above
59
10
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,899Fees
0.406%Above
41
11
MERIDIAN BANKBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$5,197Fees
0.313%Above
19
12
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,936Fees
0.712%Above
13
13
BAY CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,081Fees
0.252%Above
29
14
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,914Fees
0.440%Above
17
15
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Acceptable
$1,848Fees
0.038%Above
10
16
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,137Fees
0.356%Above
31
17
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,951Fees
0.549%Above
29
18
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,918Fees
0.585%Above
23
19
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$3,718Fees
0.840%Above
10
20
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,352Fees
0.748%Above
22
21
DIRECT MORTGAGE LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,667Fees
0.615%Above
21
22
EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$4,481Fees
0.517%Above
19

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.