Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Goldsboro

Updated May 20, 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 Lenders26
Total Loans1,124
Median Rate Spread-0.02%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,740Fees
0.308%Below
38
2
VELOCIO MORTGAGE L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$175Fees
1.129%Below
24
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,105Fees
0.196%Below
64
4
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,473Fees
0.112%Above
58
5
American Security Mortgage Corp.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,726Fees
0.016%Below
75
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,768Fees
0.112%Below
30
7
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$791Fees
0.565%Below
21
8
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,351Fees
0.342%Above
69
9
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,693Fees
0.531%Below
16
10
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,199Fees
0.299%Above
156
11
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,877Fees
0.361%Above
98
12
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,578Fees
0.315%Below
15
13
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,524Credit
0.089%Below
82
14
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$710Fees
0.227%Above
52
15
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,256Fees
0.276%Above
16
16
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,693Fees
0.238%Above
12

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.