Safe Rate Rankings

Best USDA Mortgage Lenders in Wisconsin

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 Lenders270
Total Loans65,281
Median Rate Spread0.31%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Bank First, N.A.Bank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$242Fees
0.002%Above
655
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,966Fees
0.178%Above
1,883
3
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,582Fees
0.423%Above
1,860
4
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,733Fees
0.196%Above
1,160
5
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,541Fees
0.334%Above
815
6
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,645Fees
0.575%Above
324
7
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,061Fees
0.308%Above
260
8
Westby Co-op Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$643Fees
0.057%Above
199
9
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,930Fees
0.461%Above
626
10
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,633Fees
0.404%Above
383
11
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,897Fees
0.317%Above
741
12
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,416Fees
0.402%Above
2,513
13
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,120Fees
0.566%Above
974
14
Ixonia BankBank
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,614Fees
0.578%Above
699
15
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,035Fees
0.638%Above
464
16
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,197Fees
0.634%Above
336

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.