Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in St. George

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.

Market

Total Lenders50

Total Loans3,119

Median Rate Spread0.13%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Product	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,799Fees	0.095%Above	409
2	FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	$3,994Fees	0.291%Above	173
3	Mountain America Federal Credit UnionCredit Union	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	$3,463Fees	0.174%Below	110
4	ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$4,136Fees	0.534%Above	26
5	SUN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$3,102Fees	0.281%Above	233
6	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,957Fees	0.058%Above	181
7	INTERCAP LENDING INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,486Fees	0.171%Above	149
8	THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$2,523Fees	0.119%Above	115
9	MY MOVE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$2,798Fees	0.130%Above	92
10	KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$2,598Fees	0.222%Above	46
11	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	Sound	Sound	$1,555Fees	0.007%Below	30
12	GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	$3,974Fees	0.285%Above	454
13	Plains Commerce BankBank	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$4,630Fees	0.351%Above	14
14	BELEM SERVICING LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$3,233Fees	0.285%Above	188
15	FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	$2,717Fees	0.208%Above	22
16	CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$3,835Fees	0.323%Above	24
17	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Mediocre	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$3,780Fees	0.378%Above	41
18	SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$5,470Fees	0.441%Above	34
19	NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Sound	Sound	$3,687Fees	0.243%Above	21
20	VERITAS FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Sound	Sound	$5,816Fees	0.171%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 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.