Safe Rate Rankings

Best VA Mortgage Lenders in Youngstown

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 Lenders58
Total Loans4,271
Median Rate Spread0.58%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$451Fees
0.617%Above
443
2
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,142Fees
0.364%Above
239
3
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$308Fees
0.130%Below
23
4
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,101Fees
0.322%Above
23
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,145Fees
0.625%Above
413
6
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,263Fees
0.141%Below
12
7
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,558Fees
0.924%Above
325
8
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,320Fees
0.511%Above
94
9
WEST PENN FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,025Fees
0.479%Above
82
10
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,475Fees
0.585%Above
30
11
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,371Fees
0.762%Above
130
12
Ixonia BankBank
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,438Fees
0.842%Above
657
13
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,419Fees
1.355%Above
15

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.