What LLMs cite
Best mortgage lender for self-employed borrowers
From recent prompt runs · United States · Updated November 3, 2026
GEOGrow tested this high-intent customer question across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. Rankings below show which companies appeared most often in those responses — not who is independently the best.
Top brand
New American Funding
Leads across all key metrics
AI engines mentioning
3 of 3
New American Funding appears in 3 of 3 AI engines
#1 recommendations
1
New American Funding was the #1 recommendation once.
AI answer share
100%
New American Funding appears in 100% of answers in our tests
Top AI Answers
Which companies appear most often in AI responses?
Updated November 3, 2026
| # | Company | AI engines mentioning | #1 recommendations | AI answer share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New American Funding Claim your company | 3 of 3 | 1 | 100% |
| 2 | Bank of America Claim | 3 of 3 | 1 | 100% |
| 3 | Griffin Funding Claim | 2 of 3 | 1 | 67% |
| 4 | Rocket Claim | 3 of 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 5 | Angel Oak Home Loans Claim | 1 of 3 | 0 | 33% |
| 6 | North American Savings Bank Claim | 1 of 3 | 0 | 33% |
| 7 | Chase Bank Claim | 1 of 3 | 0 | 33% |
| 8 | Guaranteed Rate Claim | 2 of 3 | 0 | 67% |
What Each AI Recommended
Recent answer snapshots by engine.
ChatGPT
- 1. Griffin Funding
- 2. Angel Oak Home Loans
- 3. North American Savings Bank
- 4. New American Funding
- 5. Cross Country Mortgage
- 6. Carrington Mortgage Services
+5 more in this answer
Gemini
- 1. New American Funding
- 2. Rocket
- 3. Bank of America
- 4. Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions
- 5. Griffin Funding
- 6. Chase
+5 more in this answer
Claude
- 1. Bank of America
- 2. Rocket
- 3. Chase Bank
- 4. Guaranteed Rate
- 5. CrossCountry Mortgage
- 6. Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions
+5 more in this answer
What LLMs cite
Sources cited in the most recent prompt runs for this question. The mix varies by engine.
- youtube.com 3 Mortgages Banks Won't Tell Self-Employed Borrowers (2025)
- angeloakhomeloans.com Angel Oak Home Loans
- angeloakms.com Bank Statement Loan | Mortgage for Self-Employed Borrowers
- bankofamerica.com Bank of America Mortgages
- benzinga.com Best Mortgage Lenders for Self Employed - Benzinga
- breezefunding.com Top 3 Mortgages for Self-Employed Borrowers in 2025 and 2026
- carringtonmortgage.com Carrington Mortgage Services
- cnbc.com Best Mortgages for Self-Employed Borrowers in 2026
- youtube.com Self-Employed? How to Qualify for a Million-Dollar Mortgage in ...
Who's Winning in AI?
AI Leaderboard · Based on this buyer question
New American Funding currently leads this conversation. AI visibility leadership is valuable — but competitive markets shift fast.
New American Funding currently leads this conversation.
- #1 New American Funding 100%
- #2 Bank of America 100%
- #3 Griffin Funding 67%
- #4 Rocket 100%
- #5
- #6
- #7 Chase Bank 33%
- #8 Guaranteed Rate 67%
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How We Measure AI Answer Share
AI Answer Tracker by GEOGrow measures how companies appear when high-intent customer questions are asked across supported AI platforms. Results are observational snapshots and can vary by model, location, personalization, source availability, and date.
AI Answer Share is weighted recommendation appearances divided by all possible recommendation opportunities. Rankings shown here represent the responses collected during the stated research period and are not endorsements by GEOGrow. Method: 3 independent AI observations.
- Question tested
- Best mortgage lender for self-employed borrowers
- Market
- United States
- AI engines
- ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude
- Research date
- November 3, 2026