Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional 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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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Capitol Federal Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,403Fees
0.192%Below
512
2
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$192Fees
0.086%Below
592
3
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$591Fees
0.538%Below
207
4
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,922Fees
0.366%Above
1,322
5
First State Bank of St. Charles, MissouriBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,702Fees
0.040%Above
867
6
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,629Fees
0.105%Above
581
7
First BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,422Fees
0.049%Above
465
8
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$688Fees
0.180%Above
364
9
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,917Fees
0.109%Below
218
10
First National Bank of OmahaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$795Fees
0.274%Above
171
11
MEGASTAR FINANCIAL CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$6,190Credit
0.364%Above
121
12
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,294Fees
0.038%Below
92
13
Mid-America BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$948Fees
0.339%Above
90
14
COMMUNITYAMERICA CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,251Fees
0.150%Above
2,185
15
Oakstar BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$649Fees
0.027%Above
168
16
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,197Fees
0.091%Above
162
17
Landmark National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,071Fees
0.065%Below
122
18
Fidelity Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$994Fees
0.471%Above
90
19
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,677Fees
0.345%Above
1,933
20
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,363Fees
0.316%Above
1,417
21
The Central Trust BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$69Fees
0.308%Above
443
22
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,708Fees
0.096%Above
303
23
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,467Fees
0.352%Above
248
24
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,472Fees
0.369%Above
199
25
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,487Fees
0.121%Above
166
26
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,393Fees
0.209%Above
152
27
First Federal BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,699Fees
0.121%Above
147
28
BOKF, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,707Fees
0.378%Above
135
29
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,094Fees
0.340%Above
1,933
30
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,248Fees
0.222%Above
1,007
31
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,896Fees
0.335%Above
694
32
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,976Fees
0.530%Above
622
33
Arvest BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,363Fees
0.181%Above
582
34
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,728Fees
0.014%Below
270
35
UMB Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$578Fees
0.010%Above
189
36
Stride Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,315Fees
0.218%Above
135
37
NexBankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,118Fees
0.366%Above
94
38
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,016Fees
0.298%Above
76
39
BAY EQUITY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,717Fees
0.283%Above
61
40
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,226Fees
0.415%Above
579
41
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,663Fees
0.375%Above
437
42
Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$122Fees
0.263%Above
332
43
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,191Fees
0.222%Above
298
44
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,434Fees
0.249%Above
292
45
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,625Fees
0.311%Above
280
46
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,032Fees
0.387%Above
237
47
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,239Fees
0.430%Above
162
48
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,598Fees
0.675%Above
156
49
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,944Fees
0.292%Above
153
50
NBH BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$985Fees
0.402%Above
127

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.