Safe Rate Rankings

Best Credit Union Mortgage Lenders in San Francisco

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 Lenders8
Total Loans523
Median Rate Spread-0.43%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
STAR ONE Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$61Fees
0.559%Below
44
2
Provident Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$731Fees
0.814%Below
38
3
San Mateo Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$85Credit
0.555%Below
42
4
SAN FRANCISCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Strong
$1,456Fees
0.701%Below
45
5
REDWOODCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$802Fees
0.354%Above
186
6
Patelco Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$857Fees
0.346%Below
36
7
STANFORD Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$551Fees
0.354%Below
67
8
THE GOLDEN 1Credit Union
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,488Credit
0.156%Below
47

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.