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

  • NerdWallet announced the 2026 Best-Of Awards for Mortgage Lenders to help borrowers choose with confidence.
  • Seven experts with over 30 years of combined experience evaluated 48 lenders across 12 categories.
  • Decisions were based on the 2025 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act dataset, lender surveys, & first-hand editorial research.
  • Two new categories were introduced: Best Mortgage Lender for Manufactured Home Loans & Best Mortgage Lender for Second Home Loans.
  • Truist won the overall Best Mortgage Lender award, plus categories for Refinancing, Home Equity Lines of Credit, & Second Home Loans.
  • Rocket Mortgage was recognized for First-Time Home Buyers.
  • Wells Fargo won for Cash-out Refinancing, LoanDepot for FHA Loans, & Navy Federal Credit Union for VA Loans.
  • Bank of America won for Jumbo Loans, Better Mortgage for Home Equity Loans, & U.S. Bank for Manufactured Home Loans.
  • Real Genius was named the Best Mortgage Lender for Low Credit Scores.
  • The full list of winners, methodology, & editorial team details are available at NerdWallet's website.