Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Ocala

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.
Total Lenders115
Total Loans7,201
Median Rate Spread0.38%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,290Fees
0.295%Above
830
2
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$889Fees
0.603%Below
84
3
First Federal BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,430Fees
0.182%Above
77
4
Ameris BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,308Fees
0.179%Above
71
5
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,667Fees
0.465%Above
155
6
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,403Fees
0.180%Above
94
7
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,275Fees
0.207%Above
93
8
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,915Fees
0.217%Above
90
9
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,145Fees
1.030%Below
32
10
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,620Fees
0.513%Above
108
11
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,277Fees
0.383%Above
62
12
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,000Fees
0.361%Above
568
13
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,845Fees
0.194%Above
129
14
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,085Fees
0.223%Above
109
15
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,652Fees
0.318%Above
90
16
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,703Fees
0.036%Above
20
17
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,192Fees
0.555%Above
301
18
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,148Fees
0.484%Above
204
19
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$4,021Fees
0.391%Above
131
20
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,408Fees
0.355%Above
18
21
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,145Fees
0.569%Above
162
22
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,877Fees
0.416%Above
68
23
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,997Fees
0.317%Above
47
24
COASTAL LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$5,514Fees
0.324%Above
63
25
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,629Fees
0.747%Above
59
26
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,152Fees
0.913%Above
79
27
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$4,270Fees
0.809%Above
108
28
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,149Fees
0.371%Above
84
29
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,176Fees
0.503%Above
42
30
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,358Fees
0.759%Above
29
31
AMERICAN BANCSHARES MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$4,213Fees
0.557%Above
165
32
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$5,332Fees
0.761%Above
38

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.