Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Hartford

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 Lenders124
Total Loans10,764
Median Rate Spread0.28%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,940Fees
0.330%Above
814
2
HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,513Fees
0.061%Above
88
3
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$427Fees
0.460%Below
84
4
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,353Fees
0.172%Above
603
5
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,602Fees
0.282%Above
185
6
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,218Fees
0.228%Above
116
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,938Fees
0.601%Above
97
8
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,096Fees
0.308%Above
92
9
First Federal BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,194Fees
0.441%Above
50
10
FIRST WORLD MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,749Fees
0.294%Above
735
11
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,661Fees
0.421%Above
182
12
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,097Fees
0.363%Above
842
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,104Fees
0.326%Above
388
14
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,711Fees
0.443%Above
149
15
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,892Fees
0.499%Above
143
16
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,707Fees
0.422%Above
117
17
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$827Fees
0.279%Above
62
18
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,085Fees
0.183%Below
39
19
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,022Fees
0.629%Above
144
20
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,636Fees
0.625%Above
132
21
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,054Fees
0.296%Above
99
22
TOTAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,548Fees
0.482%Above
702
23
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,778Fees
0.216%Above
55
24
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,895Fees
0.452%Above
138

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.