The Top FHA Mortgage Lenders

Here are the top FHA Mortgage Lenders in the country.

We recently released our list of the top 150 mortgage lenders in the country. We are publishing data as we build our machine learning algorithms that will automatically match home buyers and real estate agents with the best lenders.

These top 150 lenders account for two-thirds (67%) of all mortgage originations! Let’s go one step further and see how these 150 lenders rank by mortgage type.

We’ll start with FHA Mortgages, which account for 16% of all mortgage originations(#) and 13% of all mortgage origination volume($) in the US. The top 150 lenders combined have similar FHA production – 16% mortgages(#) and 12% volume($).

Mortgage Originations by Loan Type
FHA mortgage originations account for 13% of US mortgage volume.

The Super Heavyweights | $10 Billion +

Quicken and Wells Fargo were close in overall originations, but when we only look at FHA production, Quicken is in a league of their own.

QUICKEN LOANS$10.7BWebsite

The Heavyweights | $5-$7 Billion

While large depository banks were near the top of our overall list, they are much further down the FHA list. Loandepot.com, Caliber, and United Shore, the #1 wholesale lender, come in at 2, 3, and 4 for FHA originations. These 3 companies account for almost 9% of the FHA mortgage volume in the US.

LOANDEPOT.COM$6.4BWebsite
CALIBER HOME LOANS$5.7BWebsite
UNITED SHORE$5.3BWebsite

The Light Heavyweights | $3-5 Billion

This group accounts for another 11% of total FHA mortgage volume.

FAIRWAY MORTGAGE$4.8BWebsite
FREEDOM MORTGAGE$4.1BWebsite
PACIFIC UNION (MR. COOPER)$3.4BWebsite
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY$3.3BWebsite
FLAGSTAR BANK$3.0BWebsite
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES$3.0BWebsite

The Super Middleweights | $2-$3 Billion

Together, this group accounts for almost 9% of the total FHA mortgage market.

FINANCE OF AMERICA$2.7BWebsite
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES$2.6BWebsite
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING$2.6BWebsite
STEARNS LENDING$2.5BWebsite
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE$2.4BWebsite
GUARANTEED RATE$2.3BWebsite
PRIMELENDING$2.0BWebsite

The Full List – Top FHA Mortgage Lenders

We used the the 2018 HMDA loan level database to calculate our results. We excluded subordinate liens and commercial properties.

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