(Washington, D.C., June 24, 2025) – Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will host the 2025 National Lender of the Year Awards Ceremony to recognize the work of its top national lending partners supporting rural homeownership. These lenders helped rural families and individuals buy homes across the nation last year through USDA Rural Development’s Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.
"Our success in expanding homeownership opportunities in rural communities is possible because of the strong relationships we’ve built with our lending partners,” said Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Todd Lindsey. “The National Lenders of the Year Awards recognize the essential role lenders play in advancing the Rural Housing Service’s mission to help families achieve the dream of homeownership.”
The agency will present awards to the following lenders:
USDA 2025 Top Local Lender Champion Award
1st - HR Mortgage Corp, based in Puerto Rico
2nd - Gum Tree Mortgage, based in Mississippi
3rd - Jersey Shore State Bank, based in Pennsylvania
4th – Metroplex Mortgage Svcs, based in Florida
5th – Bangor Savings Bank, based in Maine
USDA 2025 Underwriting Quality Champion Award
1st – HR Mortgage Corp
2nd – Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
3rd – Arvest Bank
4th – Trustmark National Bank
5th – Gershman Investment
USDA 2025 Top Wholesale Lender Champion Award
1st - United Wholesale Mortgage LLC
2nd - Equity Prime Mortgage
3rd – NewRez, LLC
4th – Click N’ Close
5th - Flagstar Bank
USDA 2025 Single Close Construction Origination Champion
1st – 1st Signature Lending
2nd – Stockton Mortgage
USDA 2025 Single Close Construction Wholesale Champion
American Financial Resources
USDA 2025 Manufactured Housing Origination Champion
Equity Prime Mortgage
USDA 2025 Manufactured Housing Wholesaler Champion
Equity Prime Mortgage
USDA 2025 Top Secondary Market Partner Champion
1st – Oriental Bank
2nd – PennyMac Loan Services
3rd – Arvest Bank
USDA 2025 Top Origination Award
1st - Guild Mortgage Company
2nd – DHI Mortgage Company
3rd – Neighbors Bank
4th – Flat Branch Mortgage
5th – Fairway Independent Mortgage
USDA is a proud partner to all lenders who work with the agency to support rural homeownership.
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