Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Manhattan

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.

Market

Total Lenders28

Total Loans1,234

Median Rate Spread0.11%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Product	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	Exchange BankBank	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Exceptional	$1,316Fees	0.403%Below	117
2	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,086Fees	0.048%Below	97
3	Armed Forces Bank, National AssociationBank	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$1,057Fees	0.016%Above	32
4	NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$671Fees	0.653%Below	32
5	Landmark National BankBank	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	$839Fees	0.023%Below	148
6	Central National BankBank	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	$921Fees	0.066%Above	38
7	Old National BankBank	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Sound	$312Credit	0.679%Below	17
8	PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$1,830Fees	0.176%Above	53
9	USAA Federal Savings BankBank	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$968Fees	0.076%Below	30
10	GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$2,497Fees	0.063%Above	23
11	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$3,058Fees	0.595%Below	13
12	Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	$1,166Fees	0.529%Above	197
13	FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$2,346Fees	0.015%Below	80
14	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$4,143Fees	0.289%Above	54
15	LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$2,562Fees	0.019%Above	11
16	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$2,982Fees	0.366%Above	42
17	FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	$1,876Fees	0.177%Above	23
18	Luminate Home Loans, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Strong	Sound	$3,216Fees	0.611%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)

Pricing

Rate and fee competitiveness (25%)

Pull Through

Reliability in closing loans (25%)

Product

Specialization in the loan type (25%)

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.