Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Columbia

Updated May 21, 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 Lenders122
Total Loans11,851
Median Rate Spread0.26%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,525Fees
0.614%Below
327
2
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,014Fees
0.100%Above
567
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,743Fees
0.065%Above
550
4
Ameris BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,753Fees
0.157%Above
391
5
First Palmetto BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$894Fees
0.079%Below
290
6
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,197Fees
0.355%Above
226
7
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$996Fees
0.526%Below
184
8
First Heritage Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,751Fees
0.153%Above
563
9
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,143Fees
0.281%Above
350
10
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,032Fees
0.190%Above
186
11
First Reliance BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,646Fees
0.101%Above
168
12
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,483Fees
0.309%Above
142
13
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,047Fees
0.170%Below
69
14
First Federal BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,403Fees
0.213%Below
26
15
RESOURCE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,260Fees
0.273%Above
384
16
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,772Fees
0.012%Above
168
17
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,086Fees
0.473%Above
156
18
SouthState Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,988Fees
0.208%Above
124
19
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,234Fees
0.383%Above
86
20
Renasant BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,252Fees
0.243%Above
76
21
Synovus BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,314Fees
0.262%Above
69
22
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,767Fees
0.193%Below
57
23
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,879Fees
0.376%Above
790
24
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,247Fees
0.098%Above
146
25
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,686Fees
0.430%Above
83
26
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,380Fees
0.247%Above
71
27
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,129Fees
0.389%Above
38
28
Trustmark National BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,231Fees
0.208%Above
31
29
American Security Mortgage Corp.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,679Fees
0.070%Above
28
30
RESICENTRAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,108Fees
0.096%Above
26
31
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,068Fees
0.347%Above
959
32
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,665Fees
0.597%Above
359
33
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,479Fees
0.529%Above
279
34
First Community BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,430Fees
0.253%Above
134
35
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,788Fees
0.555%Above
131
36
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,299Fees
0.217%Above
83
37
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,976Fees
0.139%Above
27
38
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,568Fees
0.401%Above
145
39
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,564Fees
0.026%Above
101
40
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,846Fees
0.463%Above
69
41
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,521Fees
0.514%Above
55
42
Integrity Home Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,633Fees
0.006%Below
48
43
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,987Fees
0.752%Above
48
44
Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,639Fees
0.489%Above
103
45
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,127Fees
0.688%Above
44
46
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,892Fees
0.570%Above
41
47
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,826Fees
0.037%Below
28
48
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,178Fees
0.290%Above
43
49
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,966Fees
1.198%Above
32
50
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$4,251Fees
0.743%Above
30

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.