Safe Rate Rankings

Best USDA 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 Lenders175
Total Loans34,993
Median Rate Spread0.31%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
FCB BanksBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$714Fees
0.085%Below
642
2
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,118Fees
0.519%Above
2,800
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,198Fees
0.313%Above
1,857
4
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,367Fees
0.555%Above
709
5
First State Bank of St. Charles, MissouriBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,306Fees
0.165%Above
646
6
United Community BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$155Fees
0.176%Above
137
7
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,224Fees
0.392%Above
1,380
8
The Central Trust BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$889Fees
0.305%Above
632
9
Carrollton BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$828Fees
0.169%Above
589
10
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,071Fees
0.520%Above
344
11
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,077Fees
0.654%Above
1,836
12
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,824Fees
0.649%Above
1,731
13
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,010Fees
0.567%Above
470
14
DELMAR FINANCIAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
$1,369Fees
0.341%Above
1,006

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.