Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company Lenders in Virginia Beach

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 Lenders48
Total Loans25,142
Median Rate Spread0.15%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,134Fees
0.168%Above
493
2
CAPITAL CENTER, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$470Fees
0.180%Above
154
3
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,805Fees
0.289%Above
1,813
4
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$4,466Fees
0.265%Above
1,581
5
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,708Fees
0.210%Below
1,433
6
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,806Fees
0.030%Above
250
7
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$3,155Fees
0.318%Above
148
8
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,717Fees
0.074%Below
899
9
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,045Fees
0.159%Above
863
10
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,509Fees
0.474%Below
264
11
Alcova Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,904Fees
0.377%Above
147
12
SOUTHERN TRUST MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$4,240Fees
0.307%Above
974
13
TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,174Fees
0.129%Above
461
14
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,878Fees
0.365%Above
341
15
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,261Fees
0.398%Above
339
16
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,860Fees
0.121%Above
319
17
CMG MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,451Fees
0.077%Above
234
18
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,398Fees
0.398%Above
144
19
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,020Fees
0.307%Above
132
20
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,911Fees
0.303%Above
126
21
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,661Fees
0.654%Above
121
22
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,316Fees
0.329%Above
120
23
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,589Fees
0.266%Above
106
24
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,646Fees
0.139%Below
106
25
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,643Fees
0.248%Above
100
26
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$4,095Fees
0.352%Below
88
27
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$2,545Fees
0.539%Above
1,835
28
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,607Fees
0.350%Above
1,538
29
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,362Fees
0.187%Above
442
30
C & F Mortgage CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,805Fees
0.225%Above
166
31
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,946Fees
0.342%Above
156
32
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,546Fees
0.383%Above
118
33
EMM LOANS LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,646Fees
0.194%Below
62
34
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,996Fees
0.609%Above
57
35
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,542Fees
0.170%Above
55
36
Advance Financial Group, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$4,257Fees
0.092%Above
442
37
Tidewater Home Funding, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$3,341Fees
0.061%Above
181
38
Archer Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,261Fees
0.131%Above
159
39
LoanUnited.com, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$2,454Fees
0.305%Below
116
40
Towne Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$4,185Fees
0.218%Above
333
41
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,294Fees
0.111%Above
124
42
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$4,863Fees
0.040%Below
89
43
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,905Fees
0.264%Above
72
44
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,818Fees
0.457%Above
58
45
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,974Fees
0.180%Above
255
46
DRAGAS MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$4,461Fees
0.017%Above
109
47
CITY FIRST MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
Strong
$3,950Fees
0.547%Above
66
48
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$4,557Fees
0.403%Above
52

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.