Safe Rate Rankings

Best Bank Mortgage Lenders in San Diego

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 Lenders11
Total Loans3,614
Median Rate Spread-0.07%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$297Fees
0.459%Below
108
2
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$683Credit
0.220%Below
870
3
Citibank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$546Credit
0.276%Below
146
4
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$276Fees
0.275%Below
303
5
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,002Fees
0.048%Above
700
6
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$708Fees
0.177%Below
385
7
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.Bank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,177Fees
0.203%Below
107
8
BMO Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$40Fees
0.023%Below
104
9
NexBankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$955Fees
0.463%Above
69
10
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,080Fees
0.221%Above
272
11
Charles Schwab Bank, SSBBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$605Fees
0.233%Below
77

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.