Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Companie Lenders in Santa Rosa

Updated June 3, 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.

Market

Total Lenders53

Total Loans3,275

Median Rate Spread0.20%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,768Fees	0.150%Above	483
2	PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Exceptional	Sound	Sound	$1,473Fees	0.059%Below	23
3	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,376Fees	0.113%Above	324
4	GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$3,043Fees	0.126%Above	93
5	LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$3,892Fees	0.135%Above	79
6	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,013Fees	0.036%Above	55
7	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$4,566Fees	0.424%Above	203
8	GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$4,708Fees	0.305%Above	116
9	CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,061Fees	0.324%Above	54
10	STG MORTGAGE INCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Sound	Strong	$2,734Fees	0.266%Above	41
11	NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Sound	Exceptional	$3,346Fees	0.442%Above	142
12	THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$3,157Fees	0.160%Above	79
13	GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,854Fees	0.275%Above	59
14	Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,052Fees	0.039%Above	50
15	KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,875Fees	0.294%Above	42
16	NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Strong	$3,123Fees	0.432%Above	126
17	MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Strong	$2,895Fees	0.373%Above	54
18	EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Strong	$4,525Fees	0.562%Above	48
19	ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Strong	$2,895Fees	0.411%Above	37
20	Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$4,692Fees	0.366%Above	29
21	OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$4,767Fees	0.775%Above	27
22	PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$3,117Fees	0.089%Above	22
23	MORTGAGEONE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Strong	$6,001Fees	0.518%Above	42
24	AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Sound	$3,338Fees	0.404%Above	36
25	OriginPoint, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Sound	$2,731Fees	0.346%Above	30
26	PREMIER LENDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Strong	$9,171Fees	0.856%Above	36
27	AHL FUNDINGIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Strong	$4,221Fees	0.081%Above	33
28	SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Sound	$4,014Fees	0.095%Above	26
29	HOMEXPRESS MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Sound	$7,771Fees	1.276%Above	21

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)

Pricing

Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)

Pull Through

Reliability in closing loans (33%)

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.