Veterans United Home Loans Named One of Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ for 2026

COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 11th consecutive year, Great Place To Work® and Fortune have recognized Veterans United Home Loans as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ in 2026.

Veterans United ranked No. 13, climbing seven spots since 2025, and is one of three Missouri-based companies to make the 2026 ranking. The company is also one of only two Veteran-focused companies on the nationwide list.

Founded in Columbia, Mo., in 2002, Veterans United has grown into a national full-service lender with nearly 4,900 employees and offices in 20 states, including Virginia Beach, Va.; Clarksville, Tenn.; San Diego, Calif.; and Honolulu.

The company closed more than $26 billion in loans in fiscal year 2025 and has been the nation's top VA purchase lender every fiscal year for the past decade, according to Department of Veterans Affairs Lender Statistics.

"I think the greatest part of a recognition like this is that no one here is doing the work because they're hoping it lands us on a list," said Ian Franz, director of culture at Veterans United Home Loans. "It's a natural byproduct of people showing up each day with a genuine excitement to be together, to work hard at what they're doing, and to try to make a lasting impact on our Veterans and their families. I really do think it's as simple as that, and when you do that day after day, you eventually step back and realize you've got something pretty special."

The Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance list is highly competitive. Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, determines its lists using its proprietary Trust Index™ Survey to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America's largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1.3 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 7.3 million employees.

Survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. Honorees were selected based on their ability to offer positive outcomes for employees regardless of job role, work status, or other demographic factor.

"Congratulations to the Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance," said Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. "People are at the heart of work in every industry, and finance is no exception. These companies show how delivering for your people drives financial performance and turns fear of the future into the confidence to win."

Earlier this year, Veterans United ranked on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and also ranked No. 8 on the 2026 PEOPLE® Companies that Care list.

About Veterans United Home Loans

Veterans United Home Loans, a full-service national direct lender based in Columbia, Missouri, closed more than $26 billion in loans in fiscal 2025 and was the nation's No. 1 VA purchase lender, according to Department of Veterans Affairs Lender Statistics. The company's mission is to help Veterans and service members take advantage of the home loan benefits earned by 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 lender. Not endorsed or sponsored by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or any government agency. Licensed in all 50 states. Military advisors are paid employees of Veterans United. For State Licensing information, please visit www.veteransunited.com/licenses. Equal Housing Opportunity.

About the Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance List

Great Place To Work selected the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces for Financial Services & Insurance by analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 1.3 million employees, representing the experiences of 7.3 million employees in the U.S. in 2025 and 2026. Of those responses, more than 194,000 responses were received from employees at Great Place To Work Certified companies in the financial services and insurance industry, and these rankings are based on that feedback. Companies with 10 to 999 employees competed in the small and medium category. Companies with 1,000 or more employees were considered for the large category. Read the full methodology.

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As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work, a UKG company, brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified and receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces list.

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