Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in McAllen

Updated May 23, 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 Lenders60
Total Loans5,056
Median Rate Spread0.46%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,486Fees
0.297%Above
271
2
DIRECTIONS EQUITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,645Fees
0.170%Above
145
3
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,556Fees
0.608%Above
444
4
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,314Fees
0.576%Above
181
5
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,219Fees
0.603%Above
124
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,620Fees
0.013%Above
90
7
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$645Fees
0.773%Below
31
8
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$725Fees
0.599%Below
29
9
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,447Fees
0.448%Above
160
10
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,640Fees
0.034%Above
31
11
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,599Fees
0.649%Above
320
12
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,651Fees
0.304%Above
78
13
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$5,228Fees
0.922%Above
372
14
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,753Fees
0.587%Above
160
15
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,016Fees
0.389%Above
52
16
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,747Fees
0.440%Above
141
17
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,009Fees
1.162%Above
100
18
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$5,386Fees
0.603%Above
62
19
SOUTHWEST FUNDING, LPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,192Fees
0.944%Above
43
20
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,627Fees
0.623%Above
13
21
WILLOW BEND MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$5,464Fees
0.809%Above
321
22
RIGHT START MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$5,348Fees
0.878%Above
177
23
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,023Fees
0.400%Above
18
24
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,316Fees
0.920%Above
42

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.