Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Tacoma

Updated May 26, 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 Lenders116
Total Loans10,319
Median Rate Spread0.17%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$754Fees
0.532%Below
134
2
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$249Fees
0.022%Above
109
3
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,075Fees
0.037%Below
69
4
Global Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,215Fees
0.012%Below
63
5
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$412Fees
0.378%Below
50
6
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,603Fees
0.067%Below
40
7
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,170Fees
0.208%Above
282
8
Boeing Employees Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,173Fees
0.012%Above
246
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,169Fees
0.256%Below
212
10
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,101Fees
0.069%Above
60
11
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,714Fees
0.075%Below
43
12
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,366Fees
0.072%Below
865
13
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,479Fees
0.123%Above
616
14
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,656Fees
0.067%Below
205
15
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,634Fees
0.181%Above
90
16
SAMMAMISH MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,761Fees
0.034%Below
57
17
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,161Fees
0.361%Above
734
18
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,313Fees
0.420%Above
695
19
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$5,016Fees
0.308%Above
387
20
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,470Fees
0.419%Above
365
21
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,750Fees
0.193%Above
272
22
MLD MORTGAGE INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,542Fees
0.111%Above
47
23
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,924Fees
0.020%Above
36
24
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,688Fees
0.059%Above
22
25
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$3,171Fees
0.178%Above
306
26
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,257Fees
0.071%Above
139
27
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,207Fees
0.296%Above
129
28
NOVA FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$6,194Fees
0.244%Above
114
29
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,052Fees
0.421%Above
94
30
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,230Fees
0.032%Above
76
31
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,117Fees
0.361%Above
71
32
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,182Fees
0.228%Above
69
33
NexBankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,911Fees
0.140%Above
42
34
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$5,319Fees
0.516%Above
281
35
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$3,527Fees
0.126%Below
211
36
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,846Fees
0.507%Above
169
37
HomeStreet BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$4,272Fees
0.226%Above
131
38
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$5,608Fees
0.170%Above
131
39
1st Security Bank of WashingtonBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,990Fees
0.164%Above
98
40
MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,324Fees
0.408%Above
68
41
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,056Fees
0.510%Above
64
42
Umpqua BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,872Fees
0.182%Above
40
43
SCENIC OAKS FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,882Fees
0.326%Above
34
44
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,362Fees
0.346%Above
34
45
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$6,537Fees
0.038%Below
31
46
RESICENTRAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,068Fees
0.135%Above
26
47
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,246Fees
0.033%Below
24
48
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,697Fees
0.455%Above
23
49
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,284Fees
0.408%Above
22
50
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,201Fees
0.294%Above
22

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.