Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA 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.
Total Lenders154
Total Loans22,150
Median Rate Spread0.18%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,310Fees
0.030%Above
1,435
2
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$884Credit
0.200%Below
779
3
Global Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$315Fees
0.749%Below
231
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,667Fees
0.025%Below
89
5
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,364Fees
0.002%Below
383
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,225Fees
0.061%Above
1,361
7
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,910Fees
0.312%Above
558
8
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,266Fees
0.264%Above
376
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,494Fees
0.135%Above
360
10
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,246Fees
0.212%Above
108
11
Banner BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,519Fees
0.238%Above
59
12
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,152Fees
0.321%Above
1,385
13
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,667Fees
0.321%Above
849
14
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,320Fees
0.336%Above
723
15
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,105Fees
0.326%Above
370
16
OriginPoint, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$2,549Fees
0.251%Above
351
17
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,262Fees
0.296%Above
284
18
RESICENTRAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,274Fees
0.102%Above
51
19
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,394Fees
0.105%Above
345
20
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,440Fees
0.187%Above
213
21
HomeStreet BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,831Fees
0.212%Above
191
22
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,006Fees
0.194%Above
48
23
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,702Fees
0.375%Above
1,094
24
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,416Fees
0.413%Above
305
25
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,290Fees
0.439%Above
252
26
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,876Fees
0.180%Above
64
27
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,615Fees
0.274%Above
64
28
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,957Fees
0.256%Above
49
29
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,625Fees
0.482%Above
77
30
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,099Fees
0.018%Below
69
31
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,418Fees
0.319%Above
233
32
PRIORITY HOME LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Strong
Strong
$4,182Fees
0.534%Above
63

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.