Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Bank 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 Loans34,993
Median Rate Spread0.31%

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

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.