Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Lenders in Washington

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.
Total Lenders283
Total Loans84,205
Median Rate Spread0.23%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$795Fees
0.540%Below
788
2
Global Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$981Fees
0.514%Below
479
3
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$422Fees
0.454%Below
274
4
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$136Credit
0.111%Below
1,709
5
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$321Fees
0.283%Below
957
6
SAMMAMISH MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$876Fees
0.023%Above
677
7
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$646Fees
0.071%Below
540
8
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,702Fees
0.116%Below
472
9
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$625Fees
0.281%Below
331
10
Citibank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,372Credit
0.367%Below
236
11
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,115Fees
0.001%Below
6,493
12
Boeing Employees Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$762Fees
0.030%Below
2,369
13
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,397Fees
0.145%Below
1,126
14
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$355Credit
0.007%Above
374
15
FIRST TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$519Credit
0.091%Below
355
16
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$589Credit
0.191%Below
348
17
ONPOINT COMMUNITY CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,493Fees
0.103%Above
180
18
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,620Fees
0.030%Below
1,657
19
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,475Fees
0.063%Above
1,250
20
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,351Fees
0.079%Below
1,187
21
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$3,919Fees
0.154%Above
1,068
22
Yakima Federal Savings and Loan AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,652Fees
0.311%Below
172
23
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,078Fees
0.120%Above
5,275
24
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,624Fees
0.359%Above
3,891
25
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,531Fees
0.328%Above
3,807
26
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,758Fees
0.314%Above
3,718
27
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,855Fees
0.371%Above
1,968
28
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,083Fees
0.211%Above
813
29
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,400Fees
0.356%Above
718
30
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,601Fees
0.070%Above
651
31
Banner BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$3,212Fees
0.187%Above
622
32
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,989Fees
0.460%Above
282
33
General Mortgage Capital CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,687Fees
0.093%Below
210
34
WHATCOM EDUCATIONAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,482Fees
0.136%Above
207
35
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$4,049Fees
0.421%Above
3,427
36
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,975Fees
0.403%Above
1,016
37
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,714Fees
0.205%Above
997
38
1st Security Bank of WashingtonBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$4,249Fees
0.190%Above
935
39
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$5,195Fees
0.320%Above
647
40
HomeStreet BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,019Fees
0.238%Above
568
41
Umpqua BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,137Fees
0.219%Above
520
42
Sunflower Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$4,653Fees
0.244%Above
507
43
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$5,912Fees
0.368%Above
463
44
GESACredit Union
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$4,510Fees
0.059%Below
378
45
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,964Fees
0.056%Above
291
46
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$2,260Fees
0.178%Below
287
47
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,876Fees
0.397%Above
262
48
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$4,010Fees
0.444%Above
243
49
Washington Trust BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,144Fees
0.180%Above
237
50
NOVA FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$6,184Fees
0.315%Above
217

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 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

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.