Safe Rate Rankings

Best Bank Mortgage Lenders in Kansas City

Updated May 25, 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
First State Bank of St. Charles, MissouriBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,702Fees
0.040%Above
867
4
First BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,422Fees
0.049%Above
465
5
First Federal BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,699Fees
0.121%Above
147
6
Landmark National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$1,071Fees
0.065%Below
122
7
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$688Fees
0.180%Above
364
8
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,917Fees
0.109%Below
218
9
First National Bank of OmahaBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$795Fees
0.274%Above
171
10
Oakstar BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$649Fees
0.027%Above
168
11
Fidelity Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$994Fees
0.471%Above
90
12
UMB Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$578Fees
0.010%Above
189
13
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,197Fees
0.091%Above
162
14
Mid-America BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$948Fees
0.339%Above
90
15
Armed Forces Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,652Fees
0.001%Above
76
16
Farmers Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Sound
$448Fees
0.229%Below
63
17
The Central Trust BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$69Fees
0.308%Above
443
18
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,708Fees
0.096%Above
303
19
First Federal Bank of Kansas CityBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,624Fees
0.552%Above
189
20
Stride Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,315Fees
0.218%Above
135
21
NBH BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$985Fees
0.402%Above
127
22
NexBankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,118Fees
0.366%Above
94
23
Arvest BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,363Fees
0.181%Above
582
24
Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$122Fees
0.263%Above
332
25
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,191Fees
0.222%Above
298
26
Academy Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,137Fees
0.322%Above
153
27
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,700Fees
0.120%Below
122
28
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,625Fees
0.311%Above
280
29
BOKF, National AssociationBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,707Fees
0.378%Above
135
30
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B.Bank
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$906Fees
0.232%Above
64
31
Plains Commerce BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$2,433Fees
0.559%Above
87

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.