NerdWallet Announces Winners of Its 2026 Best-Of Awards for Mortgage Lenders

NerdWallet Recognizes Top Mortgage Lenders to Help Borrowers Choose With Confidence

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NerdWallet, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRDS), which provides trustworthy financial guidance to consumers and small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the winners of its 2026 Best-Of Awards for Mortgage Lenders.

This award recognizes the top mortgage lenders meeting the needs of home buyers and homeowners. To determine this year’s winners, seven NerdWallet mortgage experts with more than 30 years of combined experience evaluated 48 lenders across 12 categories. Three distinctive sources shaped every decision:

• The newly released federal dataset from the 2025 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (published March 31, 2026)
• A detailed survey of lenders on loan products and customer service
• First-hand research by NerdWallet's editorial team into the borrower experience

New this year, NerdWallet introduced two new categories: Best Mortgage Lender for Manufactured Home Loans and Best Mortgage Lender for Second Home Loans.

See the full list of winners, methodology and to meet the NerdWallet editorial team behind the research, visit: https://www.nerdwallet.com/l/awards-mortgages-2026

NerdWallet’s Best Mortgage Lender Winners for 2026:

• Best Mortgage Lender Overall: Truist
• Best Mortgage Lender for First-Time Home Buyers: Rocket Mortgage
• Best Mortgage Lender for Refinancing: Truist
• Best Mortgage Lender for Cash-out Refinancing: Wells Fargo
• Best Mortgage Lender for FHA Loans: LoanDepot
• Best Mortgage Lender for VA Loans: Navy Federal Credit Union
• Best Mortgage Lender for Jumbo Loans: Bank of America
• Best Mortgage Lender for Home Equity Lines of Credit: Truist
• Best Mortgage Lender for Home Equity Loans: Better Mortgage
• Best Mortgage Lender for Low Credit Scores: Real Genius
• Best Mortgage Lender for Manufactured Home Loans: U.S. Bank
• Best Mortgage Lender for Second Home Loans: Truist

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