Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company 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 Lenders41
Total Loans34,993
Median Rate Spread0.31%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
VICTORY MORTGAGE, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$658Fees
0.143%Above
164
2
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,224Fees
0.392%Above
1,380
3
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,254Fees
0.077%Above
76
4
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,367Fees
0.555%Above
709
5
U S WIDE FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Strong
$372Credit
0.175%Below
112
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,559Fees
0.446%Above
1,941
7
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,198Fees
0.313%Above
1,857
8
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,369Fees
0.341%Above
1,006
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,088Fees
0.381%Above
175
10
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,047Fees
0.532%Above
167
11
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,168Fees
0.319%Above
136
12
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$872Fees
0.501%Above
125
13
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,118Fees
0.519%Above
2,800
14
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,824Fees
0.649%Above
1,731
15
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,997Fees
0.052%Below
220
16
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,272Fees
0.604%Above
207
17
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,077Fees
0.654%Above
1,836
18
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,496Fees
0.415%Above
516
19
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,010Fees
0.567%Above
470
20
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,071Fees
0.520%Above
344
21
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,999Fees
0.806%Above
338
22
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,350Fees
0.722%Above
264
23
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,286Fees
0.504%Above
208
24
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,163Fees
0.706%Above
182
25
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,693Fees
0.356%Above
168
26
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,153Fees
0.325%Above
89
27
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,738Fees
0.533%Above
923
28
ENDEAVOR CAPITAL, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$2,045Fees
0.456%Above
596
29
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,579Fees
0.476%Above
274
30
FAMILY FINANCE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,694Fees
0.693%Above
270
31
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Acceptable
Strong
$1,175Fees
0.316%Above
81
32
JLB CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$3,484Fees
0.354%Above
411
33
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,547Fees
0.474%Above
359
34
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,970Fees
0.927%Above
101
35
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,204Fees
0.713%Above
238
36
FIRST INTEGRITY MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,752Fees
0.499%Above
148
37
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,620Fees
0.824%Above
96
38
FRONTIER FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,630Fees
0.557%Above
94
39
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$5,056Fees
0.440%Above
73
40
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$3,597Fees
0.795%Above
89

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.