Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Waterloo

Updated May 22, 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 Lenders18
Total Loans1,773
Median Rate Spread0.15%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
VERIDIAN CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$376Fees
0.195%Below
771
2
GREENSTATE Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$13Credit
0.170%Below
435
3
IOWA BANKERS MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$947Fees
0.203%Below
53
4
DUPACO COMMUNITYCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,786Fees
0.111%Below
39
5
Farmers State BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,007Fees
0.040%Above
83
6
Lincoln Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,351Fees
0.283%Above
67
7
Empeople Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$967Fees
0.115%Below
34
8
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,084Fees
0.543%Above
59
9
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$6,362Fees
0.979%Above
28
10
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
$3,093Fees
0.441%Above
48

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.