Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Staunton

Updated May 22, 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 Loans1,300
Median Rate Spread0.23%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
DuPont Community Federally Insured State-Chartered Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$252Fees
0.182%Below
117
2
City National Bank of West VirginiaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$116Credit
0.317%Below
41
3
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$598Fees
0.674%Below
25
4
Truist BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,771Fees
0.017%Above
24
5
Alcova Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,137Fees
0.716%Above
182
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,906Fees
0.310%Above
130
7
F & M BANK CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,224Fees
0.338%Above
58
8
First Heritage Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,018Fees
0.405%Above
19
9
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,526Fees
0.263%Below
17
10
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,477Fees
0.098%Below
47
11
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,187Fees
0.471%Above
30
12
Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,663Fees
0.129%Above
11
13
C & F Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,766Fees
0.581%Above
71
14
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,205Fees
0.475%Above
54
15
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,550Fees
0.785%Above
49
16
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,894Fees
0.295%Above
48
17
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,708Fees
0.478%Above
30
18
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,415Fees
0.101%Above
20
19
United BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,741Fees
0.168%Above
12
20
Integrity Home Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,203Fees
0.492%Above
35
21
GRAY FOX MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,251Fees
0.242%Above
21
22
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,161Fees
0.737%Above
44
23
Waterstone Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,449Fees
0.633%Above
38
24
PARK VIEW FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
$3,252Fees
0.256%Above
14
25
FIRST BANCORP, INC.Bank
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,377Fees
0.729%Above
23
26
Ixonia BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,180Fees
0.731%Above
13
27
EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,648Fees
0.090%Above
12
28
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$2,426Fees
0.851%Above
10

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.