Guaranteed Rate Mortgage Rates, Fees & Info

5 stars - Updated: 12/17/24 - out of 5 stars, based on 237 reviews

Review & Overview

Guaranteed Rate is a large mortgage company specializing in Home Purchase loans. Guaranteed Rate has a high proportion of conventional loans. They have an average proportion of FHA loans. They have a low ratio of USDA loans. They have a a low proportion of FHA loans. (This may mean they shy away from first time homebuyers.) They have a a low proportion of FHA loans. (This may mean they shy away from first time homebuyers.) Their top markets by origination volume include: Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Dallas among others. We have data for 772 markets. (Some data included below & more in-depth data is available with an active subscription.)

Guaranteed Rate has an above average approval rate when compared to the average across all lenders. They have a below average pick rate when compared to similar lenders. Guaranteed Rate is typically an average fee lender. (We use the term "fees" to include things like closing costs and other costs incurred by borrowers-- whether they are paid out of pocket or rolled into the loan.) They typically have relatively high rates.

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SimulatedRates™ Mortgage Type	Simulated Rate	Simulation Date
30 Year Conventional Purchase	6.62%	12/17/24
30 Year Conventional Refi	6.42%	12/17/24
30 Year Cash-out Refi	6.61%	12/17/24
30 Year FHA Purchase	7.51%	12/17/24
30 Year FHA Refi	7.44%	12/17/24
30 Year VA Purchase	6.18%	12/17/24
30 Year VA Refi	6.01%	12/17/24
30 Year USDA Purchase	6.97%	12/17/24
30 Year USDA Refi	6.80%	12/17/24
15 Year Conventional Purchase	5.81%	12/17/24
15 Year Conventional Refi	5.92%	12/17/24
15 Year Cash-out Refi	5.92%	12/17/24
15 Year FHA Purchase	7.06%	12/17/24
15 Year FHA Refi	7.20%	12/17/24
15 Year VA Purchase	6.03%	12/17/24
15 Year VA Refi	5.68%	12/17/24
These are simulated rates generated by our proprietary machine learning models. These are not guaranteed by the bank. They are our estimates based on a lender's past behaviors combined with current market conditions. Contact an individual lender for their actual rates. Our models use fixed rate terms for conforming loans, 700+ FICO, 10% down for FHA and 20% for conventional. These are based on consensus, historical data-- not advertised promotional rates.

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Originations

56,393

Origination Dollar Volume (All Markets)

$20,443,515,000

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