Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Albuquerque

Updated May 19, 2026
⚖️ The 4 PsRankings are calculated based on observed lender differences on closed loans across Pricing, Pull-through, Product, and Place.
🛡️ No Pay to PlayLenders cannot buy their way to the top. Rankings are 100% earned.
📊 HMDA 2024Built using publicly available originated loan data from the federal government.
🎯 Peer BenchmarkedPerformance is normalized and benchmarked against peer institutions.
Total Lenders95
Total Loans10,666
Median Rate Spread0.24%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,140Fees
0.110%Above
826
2
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,370Fees
0.618%Below
138
3
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,197Fees
0.226%Below
32
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,981Fees
0.240%Above
192
5
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,277Fees
0.335%Above
127
6
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,721Fees
0.383%Above
96
7
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,325Fees
0.130%Below
77
8
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,006Fees
0.078%Above
307
9
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,109Fees
0.374%Above
230
10
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,764Fees
0.386%Above
171
11
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,926Fees
0.134%Below
100
12
Bell BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,643Fees
0.070%Above
96
13
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,505Fees
0.306%Above
763
14
NUSENDACredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$1,267Fees
0.244%Below
353
15
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,782Fees
0.154%Below
204
16
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,009Fees
0.319%Above
82
17
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,088Fees
0.495%Above
66
18
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,733Fees
0.131%Above
28
19
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,437Fees
0.503%Above
901
20
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,189Fees
0.405%Above
45
21
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,780Fees
0.119%Below
43
22
BOKF, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,139Fees
0.326%Above
463
23
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,906Fees
0.091%Above
202
24
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,746Fees
0.622%Above
88
25
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,689Fees
0.718%Above
66
26
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,159Fees
0.334%Above
37
27
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,781Fees
0.565%Above
1,030
28
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,930Fees
0.494%Above
627
29
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,393Fees
0.424%Above
154
30
Sunflower Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,644Fees
0.537%Above
82
31
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,148Fees
0.619%Above
62
32
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,416Fees
0.145%Above
54
33
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,369Fees
0.152%Above
48
34
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,509Fees
0.268%Above
37
35
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,844Fees
0.027%Below
32
36
HOMETRUST MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,863Fees
0.370%Above
166
37
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$4,402Fees
0.102%Above
39
38
Kirtland Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,520Fees
0.234%Below
109
39
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$5,463Fees
0.389%Above
31
40
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,983Fees
0.401%Above
46
41
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$7,368Fees
1.378%Above
42
42
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,260Fees
0.599%Above
26

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use geometric mean scoring across equally-weighted categories. This rewards lenders who perform consistently well across all metrics, not just excel in one area.

Our Point System (Max 40 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (25%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (25%)
10
Product
Specialization in the loan type (25%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (25%)

Data Integrity & Updates

Data is updated quarterly based on the latest HMDA filings and proprietary SafeRate analysis. All metrics are calculated using standardized methodologies to ensure fair comparison across lenders.