Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in Sioux City

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.

Market

Total Lenders20

Total Loans1,057

Median Rate Spread0.23%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Product	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	Great Southern BankBank	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Strong	$1,430Fees	0.003%Below	50
2	U.S. Bank National AssociationBank	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$1,802Fees	0.165%Above	66
3	CHARTER WEST BANKBank	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$1,392Fees	0.621%Above	22
4	Central BankBank	Strong	Strong	Sound	Sound	Exceptional	$2,953Fees	0.043%Above	210
5	IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	$2,262Fees	0.031%Above	131
6	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$3,636Fees	0.536%Above	91
7	Northwest BankBank	Strong	Sound	Sound	Strong	Exceptional	$1,460Fees	0.227%Above	89
8	V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$1,593Fees	0.497%Above	42
9	Plains Commerce BankBank	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$2,742Fees	0.244%Above	30
10	Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	Acceptable	$4,196Fees	0.131%Above	13
11	GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$2,806Fees	0.364%Above	27
12	PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$1,336Fees	0.964%Above	20

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)

Pricing

Rate and fee competitiveness (25%)

Pull Through

Reliability in closing loans (25%)

Product

Specialization in the loan type (25%)

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.