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Lenders, mortgage and title: profiles

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Last updated: 2026-10-20

We do not score lenders or title insurers. Pricing depends on the borrower and changes daily, and we have no fair, sourced way to rank service. Firms are listed alphabetically.

Title insurers

Fidelity National Financial (FNF)

Unscored

Public. Underwriters include Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title and Commonwealth Land Title; also owns most of F&G (annuities and life).

About a third of the U.S. title market, through several brands buyers may not know share an owner.

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Title insurers

First American

Unscored

Public. Title insurance and services segment plus a home warranty segment.

Second largest in the U.S. and believes it has the largest title market share outside the U.S.

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Title insurers

Old Republic Title

Unscored

Public. Title is one of two segments; specialty (commercial) insurance is larger.

78.1% of 2025 title premiums and fees came from policies issued by independent title agents.

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Mortgage lenders

PennyMac Financial

Unscored

Public. Buys loans from other lenders (correspondent) and also lends through brokers and directly.

Most borrowers meet PennyMac after closing, when a loan bought from their original lender is serviced by PennyMac.

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Mortgage lenders

Rocket Mortgage (Rocket Companies)

Unscored

Public. Direct-to-consumer and partner-network lender; bought Redfin (Jul 1, 2025) and Mr. Cooper (Oct 1, 2025).

Says it is the largest originator by loan units and the largest servicer, with a $2.1T portfolio.

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Title insurers

Stewart Title

Unscored

Public. Underwriter Stewart Title Guaranty Company plus a real estate solutions segment.

Names FNF, First American and Old Republic as its largest competitors.

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Mortgage lenders

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM)

Unscored

Public. Lends only through independent mortgage brokers (wholesale).

Says it is the largest overall residential lender and largest purchase lender by closed loan volume, while lending only wholesale.

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Commercial and multifamily lenders

Walker & Dunlop

Unscored

Public. Multifamily and commercial lender, servicer, investment manager and LIHTC syndicator.

Fannie Mae’s largest DUS lender and Freddie Mac’s 3rd largest lender in 2025, by loan deliveries (as reported by the agencies, per its 10-K).

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Last verified 2026-10-20. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.

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  • Section published: hub, three sub-hubs, eight profiles and three comparisons, from 2025 10-Ks read this day.