Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Savannah

Updated May 21, 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 Lenders87
Total Loans5,625
Median Rate Spread0.24%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FIRST CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE, LTD.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$52Credit
0.563%Below
79
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,182Fees
0.004%Above
513
3
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,769Fees
0.047%Above
197
4
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$531Fees
0.522%Below
106
5
Ameris BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,219Fees
0.237%Above
95
6
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,613Fees
0.045%Above
91
7
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,094Fees
0.338%Above
176
8
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,117Fees
0.009%Above
86
9
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,124Fees
0.210%Above
44
10
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,523Fees
0.430%Above
31
11
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,064Fees
0.427%Above
26
12
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,019Fees
0.199%Above
591
13
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,655Fees
0.130%Above
90
14
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,766Fees
0.343%Above
78
15
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,607Fees
0.094%Above
69
16
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,438Fees
0.162%Below
35
17
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$3,888Fees
0.483%Above
26
18
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$1,761Fees
0.254%Above
19
19
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,535Fees
0.626%Above
285
20
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,640Fees
0.330%Above
184
21
BANKSOUTH MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,794Fees
0.376%Above
126
22
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,262Fees
0.253%Above
82
23
COLONY BANKBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,210Fees
0.173%Above
42
24
LoanUnited.com, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,444Fees
0.195%Below
31
25
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,022Fees
0.498%Above
27
26
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,585Fees
0.235%Above
24
27
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,713Fees
0.354%Above
16
28
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,647Fees
0.427%Above
46
29
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,347Fees
0.602%Above
37
30
OCMBC, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$4,177Fees
0.321%Above
13
31
Magnolia Bank, IncorporatedBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,526Fees
0.215%Above
31
32
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,086Fees
0.265%Above
30
33
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$467Fees
0.378%Above
18
34
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,673Fees
0.380%Above
566
35
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,820Fees
0.776%Above
24
36
Equity Prime Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,422Fees
0.422%Above
20
37
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,295Fees
0.390%Above
37
38
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$5,353Fees
0.744%Above
22
39
The Federal Savings BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$4,002Fees
0.656%Above
23
40
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$7,535Fees
0.951%Above
16

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.