Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Seattle

Updated May 19, 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 Lenders154

Total Loans22,150

Median Rate Spread0.18%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National AssociationBank	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$341Fees	0.498%Below	160
2	U.S. Bank National AssociationBank	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$884Credit	0.200%Below	779
3	Bank of America, National AssociationBank	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$40Credit	0.326%Below	595
4	SAMMAMISH MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$566Fees	0.021%Above	395
5	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONBank	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$692Credit	0.204%Below	284
6	FIRST TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$779Credit	0.125%Below	261
7	Global Federal Credit UnionCredit Union	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	$315Fees	0.749%Below	231
8	Citibank, National AssociationBank	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$1,737Credit	0.401%Below	169
9	PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$1,096Fees	0.170%Below	164
10	NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$827Fees	0.674%Below	124
11	NBKC BANKBank	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$101Credit	0.226%Below	84
12	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,310Fees	0.030%Above	1,435
13	Boeing Employees Credit UnionCredit Union	Strong	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	$549Fees	0.064%Below	1,181
14	Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank	Strong	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	$987Fees	0.271%Below	675
15	PNC Bank, National AssociationBank	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	$668Credit	0.005%Below	306
16	KeyBank National AssociationBank	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	$1,093Credit	0.108%Below	242
17	BETTER MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Exceptional	Acceptable	Strong	$328Fees	0.079%Below	64
18	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank	Strong	Sound	Strong	Exceptional	$1,020Fees	0.158%Below	882
19	MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,152Fees	0.321%Above	1,385
20	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,225Fees	0.061%Above	1,361
21	CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,667Fees	0.321%Above	849
22	GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,320Fees	0.336%Above	723
23	FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,910Fees	0.312%Above	558
24	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,364Fees	0.002%Below	383
25	LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,494Fees	0.135%Above	360
26	BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$3,394Fees	0.105%Above	345
27	GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,440Fees	0.187%Above	213
28	General Mortgage Capital CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$1,859Fees	0.080%Below	155
29	FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$1,667Fees	0.025%Below	89
30	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$3,702Fees	0.375%Above	1,094
31	CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$3,266Fees	0.264%Above	376
32	NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$4,262Fees	0.296%Above	284
33	1st Security Bank of WashingtonBank	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$3,370Fees	0.142%Above	221
34	BMO Bank National AssociationBank	Strong	Sound	Sound	Strong	$219Credit	0.012%Above	120
35	Banner BankBank	Strong	Sound	Sound	Strong	$3,519Fees	0.238%Above	59
36	NexBankBank	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	$1,270Fees	0.247%Above	56
37	OriginPoint, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Sound	Exceptional	$2,549Fees	0.251%Above	351
38	HomeStreet BankBank	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,831Fees	0.212%Above	191
39	THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,506Fees	0.172%Above	136
40	SCENIC OAKS FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,655Fees	0.332%Above	110
41	KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,246Fees	0.212%Above	108
42	Umpqua BankBank	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,274Fees	0.086%Above	107
43	Charles Schwab Bank, SSBBank	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$763Fees	0.246%Below	88
44	Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$8,544Fees	0.479%Below	87
45	MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Sound	Sound	$1,099Fees	0.018%Below	69
46	RESICENTRAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Sound	Sound	$1,274Fees	0.102%Above	51
47	NMSI, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Sound	$1,479Fees	0.110%Above	49
48	T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Sound	$4,006Fees	0.194%Above	48
49	NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Strong	$2,105Fees	0.326%Above	370
50	NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Strong	$3,418Fees	0.319%Above	233

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.