Safe Rate Rankings

Best Credit Union Mortgage Lenders in New York

Updated February 6, 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 Lenders10
Total Loans8,155
Median Rate Spread-0.04%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Empower Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$0Fees
0.193%Above
873
2
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$555Fees
0.473%Below
643
3
AMERICU Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,274Fees
0.085%Above
640
4
TEACHERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$705Fees
0.234%Above
599
5
Municipal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$512Fees
0.267%Below
238
6
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,671Fees
0.188%Below
699
7
SUNMARK CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,868Fees
0.050%Above
309
8
HUDSON VALLEY CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,134Fees
0.096%Above
497
9
United Nations Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$175Fees
0.601%Below
253
10
ESL Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,124Fees
0.432%Above
636

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 30 Points)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
Place
Local market expertise (33%)

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.