Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Charleston

Updated May 30, 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 Lenders28
Total Loans1,426
Median Rate Spread0.49%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
City National Bank of West VirginiaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$51Fees
0.069%Below
132
2
THE STATE CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$250Fees
0.339%Below
30
3
WEST VIRGINIA FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$409Fees
0.206%Below
28
4
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$524Fees
0.377%Above
48
5
Truist BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,111Fees
0.438%Above
34
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,554Fees
0.409%Above
116
7
WesBanco Bank, Inc.Bank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,624Fees
0.067%Above
67
8
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Acceptable
$616Fees
0.037%Above
10
9
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,863Fees
0.554%Above
160
10
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,941Fees
0.385%Above
32
11
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,687Fees
0.463%Above
26
12
Gateway First BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,821Fees
0.631%Above
153
13
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,905Fees
0.433%Above
84
14
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,303Fees
0.810%Above
47
15
VICTORIAN FINANCE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,754Fees
0.165%Above
80
16
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,352Fees
0.970%Above
59
17
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,418Fees
0.563%Above
51
18
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,493Fees
1.078%Above
46
19
United BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,271Fees
0.208%Above
19
20
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$1,185Fees
0.019%Above
11
21
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,772Fees
0.545%Above
33
22
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,343Fees
0.815%Above
12
23
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,147Fees
1.100%Above
36
24
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,205Fees
1.700%Above
10

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.