Safe Rate Rankings

Best USDA Mortgage Lenders in Missouri

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 Lenders254
Total Loans74,144
Median Rate Spread0.36%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Midwest Mortgage Associates CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,290Fees
0.345%Above
440
2
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,213Fees
0.521%Above
3,817
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,693Fees
0.358%Above
3,245
4
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,357Fees
0.524%Above
1,424
5
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,670Fees
0.128%Above
728
6
First State Community BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,071Fees
0.031%Above
592
7
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$715Fees
0.217%Above
1,525
8
First State Bank of St. Charles, MissouriBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,437Fees
0.124%Above
1,157
9
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,781Fees
0.448%Above
553
10
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,466Fees
0.402%Above
6,598
11
The Central Trust BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,140Fees
0.355%Above
2,384
12
Great Southern BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$924Fees
0.094%Above
461
13
Oakstar BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$899Fees
0.205%Above
401
14
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,409Fees
0.564%Above
227
15
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,246Fees
0.288%Above
1,293
16
Arvest BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,475Fees
0.328%Above
1,046
17
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,744Fees
0.611%Above
786
18
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,745Fees
0.446%Above
646
19
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,925Fees
0.660%Above
443
20
Hawthorn BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,073Fees
0.076%Above
175
21
THOMPSON KANE & COMPANY, INCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,552Fees
0.321%Above
163
22
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$1,671Fees
0.488%Above
2,112
23
Southern BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$568Fees
0.363%Above
297
24
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,816Fees
0.314%Above
252
25
Gateway First BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,581Fees
0.553%Above
241
26
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,886Fees
1.174%Above
184
27
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,675Fees
0.505%Above
178
28
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,004Fees
0.653%Above
3,012
29
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,106Fees
0.634%Above
1,932
30
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,123Fees
0.422%Above
1,909
31
Regions BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,432Fees
0.384%Above
406
32
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,872Fees
0.508%Above
474
33
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,889Fees
0.552%Above
446
34
Flanagan State BankBank
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,671Fees
0.750%Above
274
35
FIRST INTEGRITY MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,791Fees
0.551%Above
165
36
Click n' Close, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$5,629Fees
1.729%Above
359
37
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,493Fees
0.491%Above
153
38
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$1,237Fees
0.334%Above
585

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.