Mortgage Data Web sent me an email today with the top FHA mortgage lenders in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro area for January of this year. If you’re looking at a purchase or refi these are the companies with the lion’s share of the business:
| Rank | Lender Name | Total | Total ($000) | Market Share | Number Purchase | Number Refinance |
| 1 | COUNTRYWIDE BANK | 198 | $55,051 | 5.55% | 115 | 83 |
| 2 | WELLS FARGO MORTGAGE | 188 | $52,886 | 5.34% | 166 | 22 |
| 3 | NATIONAL CITY BANK | 136 | $39,650 | 4.00% | 48 | 88 |
| 4 | BANK OF AMERICA | 136 | $38,861 | 3.92% | 124 | 12 |
| 5 | PROSPERITY MORTGAGE | 117 | $31,878 | 3.22% | 115 | 2 |
| 6 | SUNTRUST MORTGAGE | 118 | $30,251 | 3.05% | 106 | 12 |
| 7 | NVR MORTGAGE | 76 | $29,808 | 3.01% | 76 | 0 |
| 8 | METROCITI MORTGAGE | 91 | $25,291 | 2.55% | 55 | 36 |
| 9 | FIRST HOME MORTGAGE | 61 | $17,917 | 1.81% | 52 | 9 |
| 10 | MASON DIXON FUNDING | 52 | $16,893 | 1.70% | 25 | 2 |
If you’re debating between a mortgage lender or a bank check out our recent blog post Mortgage Brokers or Lenders? Depends on Whom You Ask….