Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Credit Union Lenders in Washington DC

Updated June 4, 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 Lenders77
Total Loans5,203
Median Rate Spread0.07%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$784Fees
0.467%Below
113
2
Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
$1,176Credit
0.114%Below
129
3
STATE EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION OF MARYLAND, INCORPORATED
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,521Fees
0.731%Below
22
4
United Nations Federal Credit Union
Credit UnionDirect
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$605Fees
0.475%Below
40
5
IDB Global Federal Credit Union
Credit UnionDirect
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,212Fees
0.661%Below
26
6
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,293Fees
0.010%Above
18
7
WRIGHT PATMAN CONGRESSIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Credit UnionDirect
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Acceptable
Sound
$1,251Fees
0.532%Below
14

How We Rank Lenders

Our rankings use a weighted average of scores across equally-weighted categories to evaluate lenders on a linear, raw performance scale.

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.

⚖️ Licensing & Disclosures

Lender rankings and market statistics are created by Dylan Hall, licensed mortgage loan officer (NMLS #1658740). Safe Rate is a mortgage technology platform; mortgage lending services are provided by PartnerOwn LLC dba Safe Rate Mortgage, a licensed mortgage broker and lender (NMLS #1590949). Safe Rate Mortgage is a lending partner of some of the lenders ranked on this page, and Safe Rate Inc. has software or service customers on this list; however, all rankings are calculated using objective, public Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) datasets, completely independent of any corporate partnerships, client relationships, or compensation.