Veterans United Home Loans is a full service mortgage lender headquartered in
Columbia, Missouri.[3][4] The company has 28 offices nationwide and is licensed in all 50 states.[5] The company primarily originates
VA loans, a mortgage product guaranteed by the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans United is the largest VA lender in the nation, financing $12.82 billion in total VA loan volume for 2019, up from $10.44 billion in 2018.[6][7]
History
Veterans United Home Loans was founded in 2002 by brothers Brant and Brock Bukowsky.[8] In 2003, the company named Nathan Long as CEO.
In 2007,
Inc. put the company at No. 96 on its list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies based on its three-year sales growth of 1,553.3 percent and loan volume of $10.2 million.[9][10][11]
In November 2011, Veterans United launched a
501(c)(3) charitable entity, Veterans United Foundation.[12][8] A year later Inc. magazine named Veterans United the No. 29 top job creator in the country in 2012.[13][14]
Veterans United financed $4.1 billion in 2013, accounting for 3% of the VA's total loan volume.[15][16] The company held 4.4% of the VA loan market share in 2014.[17]
In January 2016, the Virginia Beach Amphitheater announced a 4-year naming rights agreement with Veterans United to rename the venue to The
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater.[18]
In 2020, Veterans United was named to Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the fifth consecutive year - ranking number 17 overall.[2] Veterans United ranked No. 23 in 2019, No. 32 in 2018, No. 27 in 2017 and No. 30 in 2016.[19]