Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Akron

Updated February 5, 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 Lenders87
Total Loans7,638
Median Rate Spread0.40%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$450Fees
0.501%Above
687
2
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$778Fees
0.160%Above
202
3
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,729Fees
0.019%Above
75
4
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$51Fees
0.192%Above
69
5
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$801Fees
0.536%Above
64
6
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$977Fees
0.410%Below
45
7
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,189Fees
0.392%Above
239
8
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$741Fees
0.424%Above
159
9
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,554Fees
0.101%Above
104
10
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LakewoodBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,059Fees
0.199%Above
93
11
Seven Seventeen Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,664Fees
0.063%Above
49
12
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,123Fees
0.082%Above
46
13
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,596Fees
0.482%Above
763
14
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,447Fees
0.279%Above
259
15
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,082Fees
0.310%Above
200
16
First Commonwealth BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,288Fees
0.134%Above
92
17
First Financial BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,576Fees
0.361%Above
41
18
Independent BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$882Fees
0.079%Above
23
19
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,012Fees
0.028%Above
23
20
Civista BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$922Fees
0.012%Above
22
21
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,564Fees
0.710%Above
987
22
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,573Fees
0.412%Above
358
23
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,390Fees
0.304%Above
267
24
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,066Fees
0.429%Above
91
25
Premier BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,518Fees
0.287%Above
57
26
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,446Fees
0.493%Above
43
27
WEST PENN FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,300Fees
0.418%Above
42
28
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,916Fees
0.685%Above
41
29
Union Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$976Fees
0.082%Above
22
30
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,739Fees
0.380%Above
18
31
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,830Fees
0.835%Above
173
32
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,095Fees
0.554%Above
172
33
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,444Fees
0.277%Above
126
34
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,160Fees
0.012%Above
44
35
The Farmers National Bank of CanfieldBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,082Fees
0.223%Above
28
36
Dollar Bank, Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$588Fees
0.282%Above
22
37
Alcova Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,458Fees
0.689%Above
18
38
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,315Fees
0.430%Above
67
39
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,251Fees
0.579%Above
50
40
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,177Fees
0.278%Above
50
41
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,333Fees
0.699%Above
45
42
GVC MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,711Fees
0.638%Above
38
43
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,923Fees
0.690%Above
36
44
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,931Fees
0.414%Above
25
45
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,131Fees
0.915%Above
24
46
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,911Fees
0.681%Above
22
47
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,797Fees
0.409%Above
22
48
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$708Credit
0.514%Above
145
49
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,301Fees
0.632%Above
49
50
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,229Fees
0.808%Above
38

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.