Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Las Cruces

Updated May 24, 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 Lenders44
Total Loans2,060
Median Rate Spread0.32%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Citizens Bank of Las CrucesBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,360Fees
0.276%Above
237
2
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$675Fees
0.461%Below
41
3
FirstLight Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Strong
$775Fees
0.150%Above
52
4
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,640Fees
0.087%Above
19
5
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,681Fees
0.129%Above
12
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,358Fees
0.468%Above
216
7
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,956Fees
0.033%Above
191
8
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,575Fees
0.048%Below
62
9
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,363Fees
0.145%Above
31
10
NUSENDACredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,609Fees
0.653%Below
17
11
GECUCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$823Fees
0.374%Above
13
12
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,260Fees
0.003%Below
148
13
SUN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,272Fees
0.240%Above
36
14
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,459Fees
0.282%Above
34
15
BOKF, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,348Fees
0.699%Above
10
16
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,557Fees
0.617%Above
102
17
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,517Fees
0.280%Above
73
18
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,299Fees
0.622%Above
60
19
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,080Fees
0.024%Below
21
20
Rocky Mountain Mortgage CompanyIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Acceptable
Strong
$1,658Fees
0.221%Below
73
21
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,207Fees
0.693%Above
46
22
Gateway First BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,489Fees
0.457%Above
32
23
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,397Fees
0.236%Above
30
24
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,841Fees
0.178%Above
24
25
NOVA FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,337Fees
0.208%Above
17
26
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$5,183Fees
0.885%Above
12
27
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,184Fees
0.558%Above
100
28
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,224Fees
0.524%Above
26
29
First American BankBank
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$1,524Fees
0.253%Above
24
30
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$2,765Fees
0.233%Below
21
31
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,128Fees
0.224%Above
12
32
LOANPEOPLE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,932Fees
0.640%Above
17
33
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,834Fees
0.568%Above
15
34
RIGHT START MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,331Fees
0.684%Above
26
35
PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,005Fees
0.314%Above
23
36
Click n' Close, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,888Fees
1.800%Above
26

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.