Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company Lenders in Waco

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.
Total Lenders23
Total Loans2,185
Median Rate Spread0.33%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,707Fees
0.452%Above
188
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,218Fees
0.323%Above
186
3
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,584Fees
0.435%Above
255
4
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,478Fees
0.490%Above
190
5
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,671Fees
0.563%Above
108
6
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,602Fees
0.569%Above
22
7
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,809Fees
0.360%Above
20
8
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,780Fees
0.535%Above
47
9
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,649Fees
0.458%Above
40
10
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,597Fees
0.077%Above
16
11
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,560Fees
0.557%Above
41
12
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,586Fees
0.395%Above
29
13
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,909Fees
0.265%Above
26
14
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,111Fees
0.534%Above
21
15
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,062Fees
0.242%Above
16
16
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,762Fees
0.973%Above
12
17
Wallick & Volk, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,282Fees
0.368%Above
147
18
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,563Fees
0.652%Above
59
19
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,848Fees
0.706%Above
41
20
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,734Fees
0.893%Above
20
21
Trinity Oaks Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$3,044Fees
0.104%Above
42
22
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$8,248Fees
1.071%Above
18

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.