Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in El Paso

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 Lenders77
Total Loans8,290
Median Rate Spread0.42%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
First National Bank TexasBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,102Fees
0.033%Above
254
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,874Fees
0.150%Above
696
3
Rocky Mountain Mortgage CompanyIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,741Fees
0.187%Below
445
4
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,141Fees
0.486%Below
139
5
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,752Fees
0.122%Above
444
6
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,625Fees
0.313%Above
425
7
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,438Fees
0.485%Above
66
8
CADENCE LENDING GROUP, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,764Fees
0.310%Above
350
9
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,687Fees
0.569%Above
185
10
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,010Fees
0.106%Above
50
11
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,040Fees
0.296%Below
40
12
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,176Fees
0.425%Above
20
13
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,630Fees
0.603%Above
480
14
City BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$2,921Fees
0.192%Below
119
15
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,571Fees
0.135%Above
64
16
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,247Fees
0.541%Above
61
17
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,276Fees
0.177%Below
45
18
PATRIOT MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,282Fees
0.421%Above
250
19
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,524Fees
0.555%Above
28
20
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,750Fees
0.174%Below
192
21
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,297Fees
0.663%Above
105
22
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,797Fees
0.589%Above
62
23
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,803Fees
0.612%Above
57
24
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,368Fees
0.444%Above
36
25
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,593Fees
0.422%Above
233
26
AMERICAN PORTFOLIO MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,678Fees
0.182%Above
114
27
Sunflower Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,209Fees
0.214%Above
90
28
MORTGAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,762Fees
0.464%Above
39
29
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,168Fees
0.050%Above
27
30
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,264Fees
0.471%Above
20
31
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,500Fees
0.989%Above
19
32
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,501Fees
0.627%Above
556
33
LOANPEOPLE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,956Fees
0.505%Above
313
34
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,429Fees
0.088%Below
59
35
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,838Fees
0.562%Above
45
36
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,107Fees
0.697%Above
29
37
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTDIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,509Fees
0.046%Below
23
38
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,976Fees
0.565%Above
168
39
THE MORTGAGE LINK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,066Fees
0.758%Above
69
40
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,675Fees
0.963%Above
55
41
WILLOW BEND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,285Fees
0.501%Above
35
42
First Option Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,236Fees
0.661%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.