Safe Rate Rankings

Best Bank Mortgage Lenders in St. Louis

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 Lenders33
Total Loans10,152
Median Rate Spread0.15%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FCB BanksBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$714Fees
0.085%Below
642
2
Midwest BankCentreBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$669Fees
0.009%Above
388
3
Associated Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$217Fees
0.146%Above
139
4
United Community BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$155Fees
0.176%Above
137
5
United Bank of UnionBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$910Fees
0.366%Below
107
6
Stifel Bank and TrustBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$267Fees
0.063%Below
1,013
7
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$552Fees
0.186%Above
783
8
First State Bank of St. Charles, MissouriBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,306Fees
0.165%Above
646
9
Carrollton BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$828Fees
0.169%Above
589
10
Busey BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$861Fees
0.350%Above
139
11
Bank of SpringfieldBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
$788Fees
0.296%Above
131
12
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$191Fees
0.203%Below
99
13
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,282Fees
0.037%Below
331
14
First BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,098Fees
0.237%Above
255
15
Truist BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$362Fees
0.261%Above
226
16
First Mid Bank & Trust, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$826Fees
0.145%Above
124
17
Sullivan BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$588Fees
0.134%Above
104
18
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$630Fees
0.206%Above
93
19
Great Southern BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$874Fees
0.196%Above
79
20
The Central Trust BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$889Fees
0.305%Above
632
21
Regions BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,290Fees
0.421%Above
443
22
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,987Fees
0.135%Above
159
23
First National Bank of WaterlooBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$505Fees
0.160%Below
98
24
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,566Fees
0.187%Above
432
25
Paramount BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$1,558Fees
0.303%Above
243
26
First State Community BankBank
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$1,225Fees
0.084%Above
143
27
First Horizon BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$818Fees
0.248%Above
119
28
CNB Bank And Trust, N.A.Bank
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$999Fees
0.123%Above
78
29
Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$220Fees
0.270%Above
230
30
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,601Fees
0.169%Below
151
31
Bell BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$1,496Fees
0.454%Above
118
32
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,389Fees
0.358%Above
155
33
Midland States BankBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$1,922Fees
0.530%Above
84

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.