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2026 Nationwide Lender Rankings — Top 999

Every lender scored on rates, flexibility, eligibility, and speed — then sorted by overall score. Key Real Estate Capital ranks #1 on every category. See the full editorial review for scoring detail.

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Showing 251–300 of 999 lenders (999 total)

#	Lender	Rate Range	Loan Types	Broker	Hard Money	Creative	Score
251	Westgate Trust Bank	8.54% – 9.38%	Conventional, jumbo, HELOC	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10
252	Pinnacle Financial	7.11% – 8.02%	Non-QM, DSCR, bank statement	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 Miami, South Carolina
253	Cardinal Credit	9.48% – 11.86%	Conventional, jumbo, CRE	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area
254	Cardinal Bancorp	9.85% – 12.40%	Bridge, new construction	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Bay Area
255	Cardinal Advisors	10.59% – 11.68%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Los Angeles
256	Cardinal Home Loans	7.31% – 9.42%	Non-QM, DSCR, bank statement	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 Miami, South Carolina
257	Redwood Funding	9.16% – 10.32%	Conventional, jumbo	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10
258	Redwood Investment Group	6.62% – 9.14%	Conventional, jumbo, HELOC	No	No	No	6.6 / 10
259	Granite Underwriters	9.04% – 10.18%	DSCR, bridge	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area, Los Angeles
260	Sierra Lending	10.15% – 11.80%	Fix-and-flip, DSCR, bridge	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego
261	Sierra Credit	6.50% – 9.00%	Conventional, jumbo, CRE	No	No	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area
262	Sierra Bancorp	6.87% – 7.74%	Bridge, new construction	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Bay Area
263	Sierra Advisors	7.61% – 8.82%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Los Angeles
264	Sierra Underwriters	9.46% – 11.52%	Portfolio, CRE, construction	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Los Angeles, Bay Area, San Diego
265	Palm Bridge	9.24% – 11.58%	DSCR, bridge	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area, Los Angeles
266	Palm Loans	10.35% – 11.40%	Fix-and-flip, DSCR, bridge	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego
267	Palisade Bridge	9.66% – 11.12%	Portfolio, CRE, construction	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Los Angeles, Bay Area, San Diego
268	Golden State Lending	7.17% – 8.94%	Fix-and-flip, DSCR, bridge	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego
269	Southland Funding	9.12% – 11.44%	Fix-and-flip, bridge	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 South Carolina
270	Southland Bancorp	10.23% – 11.26%	Non-QM, DSCR, bank statement	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Miami, South Carolina
271	Piedmont Funding	9.54% – 10.98%	Conventional, jumbo, HELOC	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10
272	Piedmont Loans	7.37% – 8.54%	Fix-and-flip, DSCR, bridge	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego
273	Downtown Underwriters	9.42% – 10.84%	Conventional, jumbo, CRE	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area
274	Downtown Home Loans	9.79% – 11.38%	Bridge, new construction	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Bay Area
275	Heritage Lending	10.53% – 12.46%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Los Angeles
276	Heritage Bancorp	7.25% – 8.40%	Non-QM, DSCR, bank statement	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 Miami, South Carolina
277	Heritage Investment Group	9.10% – 11.10%	Conventional, jumbo	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10
278	Legacy Funding	6.56% – 8.12%	Conventional, jumbo, HELOC	No	No	No	6.6 / 10
279	Prime Bridge	9.62% – 10.44%	Conventional, jumbo, CRE	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area
280	Prime Realty Capital	9.99% – 10.98%	Bridge, new construction	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Bay Area
281	Prime Loans	10.73% – 12.06%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Los Angeles
282	Signature Home Loans	6.81% – 8.52%	Bridge, new construction	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Bay Area
283	Reserve Lending	7.55% – 9.60%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Los Angeles
284	Reserve Credit	9.40% – 10.50%	Portfolio, CRE, construction	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Los Angeles, Bay Area, San Diego
285	Keystone Mortgage	9.18% – 10.56%	DSCR, bridge	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area, Los Angeles
286	Keystone Partners	10.29% – 12.18%	Fix-and-flip, DSCR, bridge	Optional	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego
287	Keystone Bridge	6.64% – 7.58%	Conventional, jumbo, CRE	No	No	No	6.6 / 10 Bay Area
288	Keystone Loans	7.75% – 9.20%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	Optional	No	No	6.6 / 10 San Diego, Los Angeles
289	Bedrock Mortgage	9.60% – 11.90%	Portfolio, CRE, construction	No	Yes	No	6.6 / 10 Los Angeles, Bay Area, San Diego
290	Guild Mortgage	7.10% – 7.95%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	No	No	No	6.5 / 10
291	Anchor Loans	9.50% – 11.75%	Fix-and-flip, bridge	No	Yes	No	6.5 / 10 Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami
292	Rocket Mortgage	7.30% – 8.15%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	No	No	No	6.5 / 10
293	PennyMac	7.15% – 8.00%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	No	No	No	6.5 / 10
294	Fairway Independent Mortgage	7.20% – 8.10%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	No	No	No	6.5 / 10
295	Angel Oak Mortgage	7.60% – 8.85%	Non-QM, DSCR, bank statement	Optional	No	No	6.5 / 10
296	Homebridge Financial	7.25% – 8.10%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	No	No	No	6.5 / 10
297	AmeriSave Mortgage	7.20% – 8.05%	Conventional, FHA, VA, jumbo	No	No	No	6.5 / 10
298	Newfi Lending	7.45% – 8.60%	Non-QM, DSCR, jumbo	Optional	No	No	6.5 / 10
299	Patch of Land	9.30% – 11.50%	Fix-and-flip, bridge	No	Yes	No	6.5 / 10
300	Summit Credit	9.56% – 11.42%	DSCR, bridge	No	Yes	No	6.5 / 10 Bay Area, Los Angeles

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Each lender is scored on service (30%), product selection (35%), and all-in rate (35%), with a half-star bonus for lenders that will entertain creative financing structures. Read our methodology.