Columbia, Missouri, October 7, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- For the 11th consecutive year, ® and Fortune magazine have rated Veterans United Home Loans as one of the best workplaces in the financial services and insurance sector for 2026.
Veterans United ranked 13th, up 7 places from 2025, and is one of only three companies based in Missouri on the 2026 list. The company is also one of just two on the national list that focus on veterans.
Veterans United was founded in 2002 in Columbia, Missouri, and has since grown into a national full-service lending institution with nearly 4,900 employees. It operates offices in 20 states, including Virginia Beach in Virginia, Clarksville in Tennessee, San Diego in California, and Honolulu in Hawaii.
The company stated that it completed loans totaling over $26 billion in the fiscal year 2025, and according to loan statistics from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, it has been the number one VA mortgage lender in the United States for the past ten fiscal years.
Veterans United Cultural Director Ian Franz said, "I think the best part of this kind of recognition is that no one here works just to make it onto the list. Everyone comes here every day because they truly want to work together, strive to do their best, and try to have a lasting impact on our veterans and their families. I really believe that's how it is; when you do this day after day, you end up realizing that you've gained something very special."
The competition for the “Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance” list is very fierce. Great Place To Work is a global authority on workplace culture, and its list is developed based on its proprietary Trust Index ™ Survey. It is used to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations involved in the largest ongoing annual employee surveys in the United States. This research is based on over 1.3 million survey responses, as well as data from companies representing more than 7.3 million employees.
The survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. The criterion for selecting the award-winning companies is their ability to provide positive outcomes for employees, regardless of their job positions, work status, or other demographic factors.
Great Place To Work CEO Michael C. Bush says: "Congratulations to the companies that have made it to Fortune's list of best workplaces in financial services and insurance. People are at the core of work in all industries, and the financial sector is no exception. These companies have demonstrated how to drive financial performance by treating their employees well, and they have turned fear of the future into confidence in achieving victory."
Earlier this year, Veterans United was also selected for Fortune’s list of the 100 Best Employers and ranked 8th in the 2026 PEOPLE ® “Most Employee-Friendly Companies” list.
About Veterans United Home Loans
Veterans United Home Loans is a national direct lending institution headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. In the fiscal year 2025, it completed loans totaling over $26 billion and, according to loan statistics from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, it ranked as the largest VA mortgage lending institution in the United States. The company's mission is to help veterans and active-duty military personnel take advantage of the housing loan benefits they have earned through their service.
VeteransUnited.com | 1-800-884-5560 | 550 Veterans United Drive, Columbia, MO 65201 | Veterans United Home Loans NMLS # 1907 ( www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org ). Private lending institution. Not endorsed or sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. Authorized to operate in all 50 states of the United States. Military consultants are salaried employees of Veterans United. For state licensing information, please visit www.veteransunited.com / licenses. Equal housing opportunities.
About Fortune's list of best workplaces in financial services and insurance
Great Place To Work has selected the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Finance and Insurance by analyzing responses from over 1.3 million employees in confidential surveys. These responses represent the work experiences of 7.3 million employees in the United States during 2025 and 2026. Among them, there were more than 194,000 responses from employees in the finance and insurance industry who work for Great Place To Work Certified companies, and the rankings on the list are based on this feedback. Companies with 10 to 999 employees participated in the small and medium-sized category competition; those with 1,000 employees or more entered the large company category. For the complete methodology, please refer to the original text.
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