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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Mortgage Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29 10:25:27.985739+00","research_date":"2026-09-29","source_snapshot_sha256":"9b5de49d4c5ffa69342d1c38c9d36644502193ab5b731d043ce33e7a64657ec7","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":22,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Mortgage lender"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Veterans United Home Loans is a strong fit for an eligible active-duty service member, veteran, or surviving spouse seeking a VA zero-down purchase loan, primarily because of its substantial VA purchase-loan volume and military-focused operating model (, -3). All seven platforms that named it in the ranking stage placed it first or second, and it finished first overall. The strongest reason to consider it is deep VA specialization: independent reviews describe it as the largest VA purchase lender, and one source reports more than nine out of ten of its originations are VA loans (-5, -9). The…","target_buyer":"An active service member, veteran, or eligible surviving spouse who qualifies for a zero-down VA purchase loan.","topic":{"base_category":"Home Purchase Mortgage Lenders","category_criteria":["VA loan volume experience","funding fee guidance","zero down payment execution","VA appraisal handling","customer service for military families"],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-va-loan-lenders-for-military-and-veterans","title":"Best VA Loan Lenders for Military and Veterans","use_case":"VA zero-down purchase loan"}}