Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Lake County

Updated May 21, 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 Lenders101
Total Loans8,809
Median Rate Spread0.45%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,455Fees
0.267%Above
252
2
University BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,185Fees
0.135%Above
160
3
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,427Fees
0.456%Above
519
4
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,476Fees
0.712%Above
288
5
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$823Fees
0.340%Below
55
6
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$1,906Fees
0.255%Above
411
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,275Fees
0.793%Above
116
8
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$209Fees
0.179%Above
59
9
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,163Fees
0.502%Above
709
10
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,842Fees
0.719%Above
354
11
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,648Fees
0.680%Above
147
12
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$4,141Fees
0.887%Above
301
13
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,284Fees
0.468%Above
186
14
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,101Fees
0.604%Above
63
15
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,740Fees
0.406%Above
181
16
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,361Fees
0.935%Above
152
17
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,169Fees
0.745%Above
325
18
Ixonia BankBank
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,534Fees
0.685%Above
225
19
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$4,481Fees
0.408%Above
59
20
DIRECT MORTGAGE LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,799Fees
0.773%Above
207
21
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,324Fees
0.548%Above
76
22
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,072Fees
0.800%Above
67
23
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,824Fees
0.685%Above
88
24
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,834Fees
0.800%Above
24

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.