Safe Rate Rankings

Best FHA Mortgage Lenders in West Palm Beach

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 Lenders171
Total Loans14,483
Median Rate Spread0.35%

Shopping for a mortgage? Click the heart icon to save lenders to My Home and make comparison painless.

RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,817Fees
0.054%Above
237
2
City National Bank of FloridaBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,661Fees
0.694%Below
96
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,393Fees
0.320%Above
2,563
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,030Fees
0.225%Above
212
5
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,946Fees
0.222%Above
196
6
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,044Fees
0.443%Above
73
7
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,463Fees
0.291%Above
1,204
8
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,366Fees
0.387%Above
246
9
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,836Fees
0.422%Above
235
10
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,497Fees
0.337%Above
147
11
THE LOAN STORE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,215Fees
0.515%Above
95
12
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,055Fees
0.486%Above
78
13
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,124Fees
0.540%Above
69
14
Northpointe BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,329Fees
0.418%Above
57
15
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$2,327Fees
0.152%Above
484
16
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,822Fees
0.451%Above
187
17
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,256Fees
0.405%Above
150
18
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,045Fees
0.323%Above
39
19
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,400Fees
0.631%Above
282
20
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,507Fees
0.316%Above
174
21
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,114Fees
0.328%Above
114
22
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,958Fees
0.358%Above
90
23
AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,457Fees
0.075%Above
88
24
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,459Fees
0.455%Above
83
25
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,408Fees
0.549%Above
83
26
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,006Fees
0.215%Above
78
27
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,427Fees
0.489%Above
68
28
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,178Fees
0.364%Above
67
29
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,086Fees
0.391%Above
60
30
JMAC LENDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,386Fees
0.451%Above
56
31
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$5,138Fees
0.576%Above
37
32
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,866Fees
0.519%Above
1,235
33
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,371Fees
0.610%Above
254
34
BUILDERS CHOICE MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$4,487Fees
0.446%Above
125
35
NP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,170Fees
0.599%Above
115
36
CAPITAL PARTNERS MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,744Fees
0.357%Above
90
37
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,779Fees
0.614%Above
58
38
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,042Fees
0.656%Above
46
39
J. VIRGIL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,587Fees
0.199%Above
42
40
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,823Fees
0.819%Above
35
41
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,412Fees
0.386%Above
32
42
ABSOLUTE HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,074Fees
0.641%Above
144
43
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,536Fees
0.249%Above
96
44
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,060Fees
0.509%Above
71
45
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$6,000Fees
0.740%Above
63
46
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,857Fees
0.534%Above
49
47
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,711Fees
0.831%Above
42
48
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,022Fees
0.190%Above
34
49
TOTAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,109Fees
0.604%Above
34
50
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,037Fees
0.924%Above
32

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.