Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Bank Lenders in Texas

Updated February 6, 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 Lenders16
Total Loans348,941
Median Rate Spread0.32%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
First National Bank TexasBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,886Fees
0.002%Above
750
2
CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSBBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,496Fees
0.105%Above
2,043
3
Amarillo National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,156Fees
0.154%Above
838
4
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,537Fees
0.100%Above
8,821
5
First Financial Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,387Fees
0.482%Above
2,119
6
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,142Fees
0.051%Below
1,555
7
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,696Fees
0.252%Above
2,694
8
First United Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,333Fees
0.331%Above
2,233
9
Gateway First BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,700Fees
0.465%Above
2,008
10
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,839Fees
0.126%Below
1,164
11
City BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,430Fees
0.357%Above
855
12
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,092Fees
0.102%Above
2,264
13
Cadence BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,402Fees
0.045%Above
2,034
14
Plains Commerce BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,903Fees
0.292%Above
927
15
Prosperity BankBank
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
$995Fees
0.619%Above
1,353
16
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
$1,765Fees
0.085%Below
2,075

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.