Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Delaware

Updated May 27, 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 Lenders130
Total Loans13,588
Median Rate Spread0.27%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,211Fees
0.059%Above
484
2
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,079Fees
0.371%Above
498
3
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,287Fees
0.412%Below
148
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,478Fees
0.234%Above
160
5
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,455Fees
0.066%Above
132
6
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,486Fees
0.500%Above
95
7
KEYSTONE FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,515Fees
0.301%Above
412
8
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,675Fees
0.312%Above
289
9
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,362Fees
0.306%Above
246
10
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,460Fees
0.322%Above
1,024
11
MERIDIAN BANKBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,666Fees
0.225%Above
510
12
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,332Fees
0.317%Above
391
13
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBBank
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$684Fees
0.068%Below
265
14
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,010Fees
0.253%Above
224
15
Capital Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,524Fees
0.279%Above
174
16
MLD MORTGAGE INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,700Fees
0.088%Below
53
17
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,547Fees
0.276%Above
36
18
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,495Fees
0.286%Below
29
19
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,696Fees
0.357%Above
262
20
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,368Fees
0.580%Above
178
21
Evolve Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,954Fees
0.320%Above
138
22
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,434Fees
0.432%Above
86
23
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,519Fees
0.286%Above
32
24
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,816Fees
0.217%Above
371
25
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,979Fees
0.402%Above
234
26
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,320Fees
0.476%Above
146
27
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,673Fees
0.313%Above
104
28
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,656Fees
0.434%Above
97
29
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,298Fees
0.630%Above
60
30
Magnolia Bank, IncorporatedBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,292Fees
0.253%Above
55
31
PIKE CREEK MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,582Fees
0.308%Above
927
32
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,911Fees
0.452%Above
145
33
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,895Fees
0.201%Above
58
34
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,705Fees
0.371%Above
42
35
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,196Fees
0.379%Above
35
36
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,901Fees
0.490%Above
138
37
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,030Fees
0.443%Above
106
38
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,653Fees
0.192%Above
37
39
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$5,059Fees
1.210%Above
35

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.