Top Purchase Mortgage Lenders

Here are the top purchase mortgage lenders in the country.

When a borrower is using their mortgage to purchase a home, the mortgage is a purchase mortgage. Alternatively, when a borrower applies for a mortgage to replace their existing mortgage for a lower rate or different term, the mortgage is a refinance mortgage.

We recently released our list of the top 150 mortgage lenders in the country. These top 150 lenders account for two-thirds (67%) of all mortgage originations!

Let’s review how these 150 lenders stack up on purchase mortgages. Together, 67% of this group’s mortgage production in 2018 was for borrowers buying a home. There has been a refinance surge in 2019 so this number will be lower this year.

Top Purchase Mortgage Lenders
The top 20 purchase mortgage lenders ranked by % of purchase volume.

The Full List – Top Purchase 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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