Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Fayetteville

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 Lenders101
Total Loans8,823
Median Rate Spread0.17%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
LENDLO MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,500Fees
0.498%Above
403
2
Arvest BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,504Fees
0.215%Above
1,176
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,167Fees
0.081%Below
264
4
First Horizon BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,477Fees
0.032%Above
122
5
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$417Fees
0.565%Below
86
6
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$741Fees
0.269%Below
42
7
Priority BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,186Fees
0.001%Above
228
8
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,605Fees
0.000%Above
181
9
Eagle Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$1,687Fees
0.116%Above
94
10
ASSOCIATED MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,308Fees
0.169%Above
288
11
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,825Fees
0.424%Above
48
12
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,897Fees
0.036%Below
47
13
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,953Fees
0.218%Above
665
14
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,004Fees
0.166%Above
559
15
Centennial BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,756Fees
0.115%Above
418
16
Gateway First BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,658Fees
0.149%Above
185
17
ENCORE BANKBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,599Fees
0.220%Above
100
18
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,743Fees
0.133%Below
46
19
MY MOVE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,343Fees
0.075%Above
150
20
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,467Fees
0.287%Above
87
21
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,451Fees
0.217%Above
31
22
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,334Fees
0.198%Above
28
23
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,889Fees
0.439%Above
134
24
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,292Fees
0.315%Above
82
25
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,737Fees
0.610%Above
63
26
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$4,848Fees
0.470%Above
44

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.