Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in New York

Updated May 31, 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 Lenders215
Total Loans47,525
Median Rate Spread0.24%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,685Fees
0.206%Above
4,302
2
NJ LENDERS CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,814Fees
0.023%Below
875
3
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,562Fees
0.094%Above
1,039
4
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,907Fees
0.181%Above
741
5
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$678Fees
0.638%Below
151
6
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$3,163Fees
0.107%Above
4,529
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,072Fees
0.196%Above
144
8
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,456Fees
0.066%Above
1,559
9
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,398Fees
0.102%Above
497
10
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,384Fees
0.206%Above
2,884
11
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,865Fees
0.377%Above
630
12
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,640Fees
0.203%Above
2,895
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,036Fees
0.328%Above
245
14
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,709Fees
0.047%Above
223
15
UNITED NORTHERN MORTGAGE BANKERS LIMITEDIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$3,858Fees
0.295%Above
378
16
NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$5,778Fees
0.473%Above
603
17
CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,692Fees
0.307%Above
488
18
BOND STREET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$3,120Fees
0.254%Above
290
19
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$4,891Fees
0.337%Above
326

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.