Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Gulfport

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 Lenders52
Total Loans4,540
Median Rate Spread0.21%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$53Fees
0.374%Below
263
2
KEESLERCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$532Fees
0.406%Below
251
3
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$603Fees
0.407%Below
149
4
FBC MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$654Fees
1.307%Below
28
5
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,821Fees
0.036%Above
88
6
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,845Fees
0.273%Above
56
7
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,590Fees
0.446%Above
377
8
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,753Fees
0.154%Above
231
9
Trustmark National BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,116Fees
0.242%Above
227
10
GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,894Fees
0.440%Above
83
11
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,420Fees
0.680%Above
53
12
HANCOCK WHITNEY BANKBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,783Fees
0.210%Above
75
13
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,788Fees
0.302%Above
65
14
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,888Fees
0.376%Above
46
15
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,561Fees
0.304%Below
31
16
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,942Fees
0.186%Above
14
17
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,833Fees
0.408%Above
332
18
Cadence BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,472Fees
0.358%Above
158
19
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,174Fees
0.242%Above
45
20
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$993Fees
0.031%Above
37
21
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,183Credit
0.135%Above
231
22
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,564Fees
0.551%Above
166
23
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,166Fees
0.539%Above
93
24
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,294Fees
0.044%Above
39
25
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,412Fees
0.512%Above
27
26
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,102Fees
0.063%Above
25
27
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,633Fees
0.500%Above
20
28
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,548Fees
0.650%Above
106
29
Magnolia Bank, IncorporatedBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,221Fees
0.308%Above
105
30
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,531Fees
0.385%Above
101
31
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,476Fees
0.062%Below
15
32
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,726Fees
0.657%Above
107
33
AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE ADVISORS, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,558Fees
0.451%Above
36
34
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,919Fees
1.137%Above
30
35
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$7,155Fees
0.591%Below
13

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.