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Guaranteed Rate

Chicago, Illinois · HQ in Cook County · NMLS #2611

Guaranteed Rate, Inc. (NMLS #2611) is a national retail mortgage lender headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It originates conventional and government loans across a multi-state network; Florida HMDA records show significant 2025 originations.

Public research signals

What we can show from re-checkable or attributed sources for this listing — not a grade, ranking, or approval odds.

  • NMLS verifiedNMLS #2611 — re-confirm on NMLS Consumer Access before applying.
  • Local HQ evidenceHQ locality derived from listed_county (Chicago)
  • No attributed ratingNo volume-backed third-party rating on file
  • CFPB complaint record availablePublic CFPB complaint context available — not a finding of fault
  • HMDA activity availableMatched federal HMDA activity panel available on profile

Evidence chips are not rankings, approval odds, or a grade. Methodology

NMLS / license status
NMLS ID verified
NMLS #2611 — re-confirm on NMLS Consumer Access before applying.
Local market evidence
Local market evidence · Cook County
HQ locality derived from listed_county (Chicago)

Does not measure approval odds, interest rates, closing speed, or future service quality. Not a regulator grade or NMLS endorsement.

Optional: technical composite factors (not a public grade)

Internal composite for methodology transparency only. We do not present this as a ranking score on cards.

  • NMLS identity evidence: 28/28NMLS #2611 — re-confirm on NMLS Consumer Access before applying.
  • Third-party reputation snapshot: 0/26No review volume on file
  • CFPB complaint pattern: 8/16Catalog shows 0 complaints — treated as unverified default, not a clean bill of health
  • BBB grade (catalog): 0/12Grade A listed in seed data — not scored until independently sourced (confirm on BBB.org)
  • Licensed locality completeness: 8/12Derived HQ locality: Cook County (listed_county)
  • Loan type disclosure: 6/65 loan type(s) listed

Ask Trust Hub Standard · Common ownership · Separated research & listing order · No paid placements · Methodology

No independently verified closing-performance data available
Closing performance

Closing timelines are only shown when backed by a documented observed dataset (source, sample size, window). Seed or editorial estimates are not displayed. Hub methodology. Research listing only — not an endorsement of this lender. Re-verify NMLS #2611 on NMLS Consumer Access.

Loan Types

ConventionalFHAVAJumboRefinance

Specialties

Retail mortgage bankingNational multi-state originatorFlorida HMDA activity

Public metrics (provenance-gated)

CFPB complaints (catalog): 0

Raw count as listed — not size-normalized. A complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing.

Product / credit tiers listed: Excellent, Good, Fair

Self-described product focus as listed — not underwriting criteria.

Third-party review and BBB snapshots are suppressed until independently retrieved. Volume ranks are not shown without a documented source.

Federal mortgage data · HMDA

What the federal data shows

Source: 2025 HMDA · California activity (primary of 49 states) · Not a score or ranking

Research panel
California originations
17,758
Counties with activity (CA)
36

Among tracked high-volume counties in this state slice

California applications
40,190

HMDA applications in state summary (selected outcomes)

Also mapped in: Florida (7,938 originations) · New Jersey (5,136 originations) · New York (3,897 originations) · Massachusetts (3,551 originations) · Georgia (3,440 originations) · Texas (3,318 originations) · Illinois (2,889 originations) · Virginia (2,688 originations) · North Carolina (2,491 originations) · Maryland (2,255 originations) · South Carolina (2,119 originations) · Minnesota (2,085 originations) · Connecticut (2,061 originations) · Michigan (1,939 originations) · Tennessee (1,868 originations) · Washington (1,847 originations) · Pennsylvania (1,841 originations) · Wisconsin (1,417 originations) · Arizona (1,394 originations) · Oregon (1,065 originations) · Nevada (986 originations) · Colorado (965 originations) · Idaho (847 originations) · Iowa (814 originations) · Ohio (810 originations) · Kansas (740 originations) · Nebraska (661 originations) · Montana (577 originations) · New Mexico (564 originations) · Oklahoma (502 originations) · Hawaii (497 originations) · New Hampshire (483 originations) · Indiana (450 originations) · Rhode Island (432 originations) · Utah (401 originations) · Arkansas (384 originations) · West Virginia (339 originations) · Delaware (338 originations) · Alabama (320 originations) · Maine (283 originations) · District of Columbia (249 originations) · Louisiana (219 originations) · Alaska (200 originations) · South Dakota (198 originations) · Wyoming (143 originations) · North Dakota (123 originations) · Mississippi (98 originations) · Vermont (87 originations)

Top counties by originations

  • Los Angeles County3,603
  • Santa Clara County2,383
  • Orange County1,917
  • Alameda County1,345
  • San Diego County1,246

Loan-type mix (California originations)

Conventional99.8% · 17,720
FHA0.2% · 34
VA0.0% · 4

Market share in key counties

Share of county originations among all HMDA filers in that county (shown when ≥ 1%).

Data as of 2025 HMDA. Figures are derived from public HMDA records published by the CFPB/FFIEC Data Browser. They reflect reported mortgage applications and originations, not a rating or endorsement. CFPB/FFIEC HMDA Data Browser.

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Consumer complaint context · CFPB

What the public complaint record shows

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · Mortgage product only · Not a score or ranking

Research panel
Mortgage complaints (all published)
733

Cumulative published rows for matched company name(s)

Recent complaints (~24 months)
141

Published on or after 2024-08-10

Timely company response
99.5%

729 yes · 4 no (CFPB field)

Top complaint issues

  • Trouble during payment process283(38.6%)
  • Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage171(23.3%)
  • Closing on a mortgage134(18.3%)
  • Application, originator, mortgage broker49(6.7%)
  • Struggling to pay mortgage39(5.3%)

Company response (as published)

  • Closed with explanation701(95.6%)
  • Closed with monetary relief25(3.4%)
  • In progress4(0.5%)
  • Closed with non-monetary relief3(0.4%)
Size context vs Florida HMDA originations (experimental)

17.8complaints / 1,000 FL originations

Uses recent (~24 month) national mortgage complaints (141) and Florida HMDA originations (7,938, 2025). These windows are not the same market or period — this is rough size context only, not a ranking or fault finding.

Matching & scope

Matched to CFPB company name “GUARANTEED RATE INC.” (trailing period required).

CFPB company name(s): GUARANTEED RATE INC.

Complaints are national (CFPB mortgage product). HMDA originations on this site are currently Florida-focused for matched LEIs. A per-1,000 rate mixes national complaint volume with state originations — use only as rough size context, not a score. Linked Florida HMDA originations (2025): 7,938.

Data as of 2026-08-10. Complaint counts come from the public CFPB Consumer Complaint Database (mortgage product only). They are not a finding of fault, not size-normalized by default, and are not a rating or ranking. Larger originators and servicers naturally attract more complaints. CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

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