Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Crestview

Updated May 22, 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 Lenders85
Total Loans5,034
Median Rate Spread0.11%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$112Fees
0.424%Below
141
2
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,099Fees
0.831%Below
68
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,880Fees
0.037%Below
438
4
University BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,382Fees
0.163%Below
149
5
BankPlusBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,218Fees
0.004%Below
96
6
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$774Fees
0.599%Below
89
7
MORTGAGE ONE OF THE SOUTH, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,780Fees
0.532%Below
37
8
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$452Fees
0.662%Below
24
9
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,335Fees
0.093%Above
275
10
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,974Fees
0.185%Below
103
11
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,051Fees
0.079%Above
64
12
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,160Fees
0.416%Below
55
13
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,991Fees
0.259%Above
39
14
Ameris BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,265Fees
0.182%Above
33
15
First Federal BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,042Fees
0.399%Below
18
16
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,316Fees
0.405%Below
16
17
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,929Fees
0.127%Above
91
18
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,363Fees
0.438%Below
77
19
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,345Fees
0.157%Above
343
20
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,217Fees
0.340%Above
59
21
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,359Fees
0.230%Below
35
22
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$436Fees
0.178%Above
34
23
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,246Fees
0.422%Above
33
24
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$627Fees
0.246%Above
24
25
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,671Fees
0.391%Below
15
26
Northpointe BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,138Fees
0.416%Above
62
27
Bank of EnglandBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,269Fees
0.543%Above
41
28
Centennial BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,199Fees
0.022%Above
37
29
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,999Fees
0.036%Above
26
30
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,529Fees
0.247%Above
23
31
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,761Fees
0.494%Above
19
32
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$5,424Fees
0.240%Below
141
33
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,098Fees
0.473%Above
104
34
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,343Fees
0.088%Above
37
35
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,345Fees
0.021%Above
33
36
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,319Fees
0.749%Above
28
37
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,020Fees
0.168%Above
37
38
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,803Fees
0.048%Above
36
39
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,838Fees
0.745%Above
22
40
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,481Fees
0.298%Above
18
41
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,831Fees
0.265%Above
17
42
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,260Fees
0.001%Below
381
43
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,961Fees
0.460%Above
118
44
COASTAL LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,850Fees
0.117%Above
22
45
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,318Fees
0.394%Above
21
46
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,681Fees
0.611%Above
21
47
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$560Fees
0.370%Above
13
48
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,463Fees
0.287%Below
27
49
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,792Fees
0.123%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.