Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Baton Rouge

Updated February 5, 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 Lenders93
Total Loans7,949
Median Rate Spread0.43%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$90Fees
0.119%Below
566
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,602Fees
0.372%Above
664
3
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,889Fees
0.250%Above
1,452
4
Red River BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$995Fees
0.122%Below
92
5
HANCOCK WHITNEY BANKBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,339Fees
0.061%Above
288
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,944Fees
0.259%Above
148
7
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$569Fees
0.671%Below
25
8
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,701Fees
0.320%Above
202
9
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,025Fees
0.436%Above
116
10
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,144Fees
0.444%Above
137
11
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,146Fees
0.468%Above
65
12
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,637Fees
0.182%Below
21
13
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,057Fees
0.407%Above
391
14
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,944Fees
0.437%Above
50
15
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,753Fees
0.437%Above
23
16
Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,488Fees
0.372%Above
378
17
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,824Fees
0.531%Above
128
18
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,955Credit
0.620%Above
103
19
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,380Fees
0.381%Above
77
20
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,871Fees
0.281%Above
191
21
FIDELITY BANKBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,741Fees
0.339%Above
172
22
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,026Fees
0.772%Above
71
23
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,005Fees
0.489%Above
53
24
Wolfe Financial, IncIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,137Fees
0.608%Above
52
25
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,919Fees
0.853%Above
21

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.