Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Little Rock

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 Lenders85
Total Loans8,194
Median Rate Spread0.34%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
LENDLO MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,900Fees
0.140%Above
356
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,604Fees
0.118%Below
233
3
First Horizon BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,466Fees
0.120%Above
203
4
Arvest BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,743Fees
0.321%Above
532
5
Eagle Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,276Fees
0.182%Above
445
6
First Security BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$2,134Fees
0.195%Below
170
7
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$885Fees
0.492%Below
82
8
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$430Fees
0.101%Below
34
9
BANK OF LITTLE ROCK MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,033Fees
0.194%Above
229
10
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,190Fees
0.030%Below
124
11
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,336Fees
0.374%Above
96
12
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,014Fees
0.157%Above
89
13
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,453Fees
0.477%Above
76
14
ARKANSAS Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,557Fees
0.069%Below
280
15
ENCORE BANKBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$760Fees
0.240%Above
226
16
Chambers BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,157Fees
0.120%Below
95
17
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,391Fees
0.161%Below
76
18
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,682Fees
0.552%Above
63
19
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,834Fees
0.453%Above
655
20
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,153Fees
0.406%Above
333
21
Centennial BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,665Fees
0.296%Above
241
22
Bank of EnglandBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,707Fees
0.308%Above
222
23
First Community BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,385Fees
0.190%Above
172
24
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,847Fees
0.277%Above
39
25
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,292Fees
0.161%Above
319
26
Simmons BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,720Fees
0.371%Above
174
27
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,387Fees
0.102%Above
134
28
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,900Fees
0.608%Above
66
29
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,001Fees
0.335%Above
54
30
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,214Fees
0.260%Above
44
31
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,948Fees
0.343%Above
168
32
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,572Fees
0.579%Above
144
33
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,062Fees
0.359%Above
94
34
MORTGAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,585Fees
0.637%Above
78
35
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,231Fees
0.554%Above
76
36
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,922Fees
0.782%Above
62
37
PILGRIM MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,161Fees
0.676%Above
62
38
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,288Fees
0.080%Above
39
39
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,644Fees
0.438%Above
30
40
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,675Fees
0.585%Above
26
41
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$4,689Fees
0.437%Above
24
42
SENTE MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,526Fees
0.477%Above
145
43
Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,635Fees
0.951%Above
96
44
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,094Fees
0.750%Above
85
45
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$5,072Fees
1.067%Above
33
46
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,633Fees
0.939%Above
41
47
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,644Fees
0.379%Above
29

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.