Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Kansas City

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 Lenders164
Total Loans28,634
Median Rate Spread0.33%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Capitol Federal Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,403Fees
0.192%Below
512
2
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$192Fees
0.086%Below
592
3
MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$6,190Credit
0.364%Above
121
4
First State Bank of St. Charles, MissouriBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,702Fees
0.040%Above
867
5
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,629Fees
0.105%Above
581
6
First BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,422Fees
0.049%Above
465
7
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$591Fees
0.538%Below
207
8
First Federal BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,699Fees
0.121%Above
147
9
Landmark National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$1,071Fees
0.065%Below
122
10
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,363Fees
0.316%Above
1,417
11
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,922Fees
0.366%Above
1,322
12
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$688Fees
0.180%Above
364
13
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,917Fees
0.109%Below
218
14
First National Bank of OmahaBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$795Fees
0.274%Above
171
15
Oakstar BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$649Fees
0.027%Above
168
16
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,294Fees
0.038%Below
92
17
Fidelity Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$994Fees
0.471%Above
90
18
COMMUNITYAMERICA CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,251Fees
0.150%Above
2,185
19
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$1,467Fees
0.352%Above
248
20
UMB Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$578Fees
0.010%Above
189
21
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,197Fees
0.091%Above
162
22
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,393Fees
0.209%Above
152
23
JLB CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$4,650Fees
0.265%Above
145
24
Mid-America BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$948Fees
0.339%Above
90
25
Armed Forces Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,652Fees
0.001%Above
76
26
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,094Fees
0.340%Above
1,933
27
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,677Fees
0.345%Above
1,933
28
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,248Fees
0.222%Above
1,007
29
The Central Trust BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$69Fees
0.308%Above
443
30
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,708Fees
0.096%Above
303
31
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,434Fees
0.249%Above
292
32
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,728Fees
0.014%Below
270
33
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,472Fees
0.369%Above
199
34
First Federal Bank of Kansas CityBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,624Fees
0.552%Above
189
35
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,944Fees
0.292%Above
153
36
Stride Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,315Fees
0.218%Above
135
37
NBH BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$985Fees
0.402%Above
127
38
NexBankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,118Fees
0.366%Above
94
39
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,016Fees
0.298%Above
76
40
LENDLO MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$2,427Fees
0.586%Above
60
41
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,896Fees
0.335%Above
694
42
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,976Fees
0.530%Above
622
43
Arvest BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,363Fees
0.181%Above
582
44
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,226Fees
0.415%Above
579
45
Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$122Fees
0.263%Above
332
46
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,191Fees
0.222%Above
298
47
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,487Fees
0.121%Above
166
48
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,239Fees
0.430%Above
162
49
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,598Fees
0.675%Above
156
50
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
$2,717Fees
0.283%Above
61

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 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

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.