Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA 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
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,956Fees
0.033%Above
191
2
Citizens Bank of Las CrucesBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,360Fees
0.276%Above
237
3
Rocky Mountain Mortgage CompanyIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,658Fees
0.221%Below
73
4
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$675Fees
0.461%Below
41
5
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,517Fees
0.280%Above
73
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,322Fees
0.289%Above
27
7
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,080Fees
0.024%Below
21
8
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,358Fees
0.468%Above
216
9
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,841Fees
0.178%Above
24
10
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,765Fees
0.233%Below
21
11
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,260Fees
0.003%Below
148
12
SUN AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,272Fees
0.240%Above
36
13
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,459Fees
0.282%Above
34
14
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,397Fees
0.236%Above
30
15
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,557Fees
0.617%Above
102
16
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,612Fees
0.628%Above
21
17
Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,299Fees
0.622%Above
60
18
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,207Fees
0.693%Above
46
19
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$5,420Fees
0.537%Above
12
20
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$627Fees
0.011%Above
11

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.