Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Fort Collins

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 Lenders75
Total Loans4,523
Median Rate Spread0.11%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
JET HOMELOANS, LPIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,335Fees
0.647%Below
60
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,801Fees
0.051%Above
693
3
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,877Fees
0.382%Above
62
4
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,039Fees
0.171%Above
124
5
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$628Fees
0.470%Below
25
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,490Fees
0.147%Above
170
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,547Fees
0.207%Below
39
8
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,019Fees
0.072%Below
33
9
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,016Fees
0.129%Above
258
10
First Western Trust BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,297Fees
0.051%Above
244
11
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,207Fees
0.303%Above
195
12
ELEVATIONSCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,433Fees
0.113%Above
182
13
GROUP MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,055Fees
0.151%Above
150
14
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,178Fees
0.339%Above
92
15
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$440Credit
0.479%Above
36

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.