Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Company Lenders in New Orleans

Updated February 5, 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 Lenders17

Total Loans6,170

Median Rate Spread0.37%

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Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Product	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Rate Spread	# of Loans
1	DSLD MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$166Fees	0.096%Below	94
2	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,218Fees	0.375%Above	533
3	GMFS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	$1,585Fees	0.297%Above	380
4	MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,745Fees	0.457%Above	291
5	FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$2,042Fees	0.307%Above	131
6	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$798Fees	0.140%Above	65
7	STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	Strong	Strong	$1,731Fees	0.001%Below	79
8	CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Exceptional	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$2,953Fees	0.558%Above	53
9	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,814Fees	0.424%Above	499
10	T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Strong	$3,897Fees	0.335%Above	46
11	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$3,053Fees	0.598%Above	130
12	Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Strong	$1,978Fees	0.523%Above	121
13	FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	Sound	$3,979Fees	0.667%Above	18
14	Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Sound	Strong	$3,395Fees	0.922%Above	67
15	NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$4,296Fees	0.290%Above	42
16	MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$3,188Fees	0.604%Above	20
17	SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Strong	Sound	$3,447Fees	0.998%Above	27

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.