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Best Mortgage Company Lenders in Akron

Updated February 5, 2026

Market Overview

Total Lenders

5,343

Total Loans

0.51%

Median Rate Spread

Rank	Lender	Overall	Pricing	Pull Through	Place	Avg Fees	Spread	Volume
1	UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC	Strong	Sound	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,447	+0.279%	259
2	RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.	Strong	Sound	Strong	Exceptional	$2,189	+0.392%	239
3	ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$3,596	+0.482%	763
4	FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Exceptional	$2,573	+0.412%	358
5	GUARANTEED RATE, INC.	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,444	+0.277%	126
6	WEST PENN FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER, INC.	Strong	Sound	Strong	Strong	$2,300	+0.418%	42
7	CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$3,564	+0.710%	987
8	HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$2,390	+0.304%	267
9	UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,830	+0.835%	173
10	Synergy One Lending, Inc.	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Exceptional	$3,095	+0.554%	172
11	Nations Lending Corporation	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Strong	$3,066	+0.429%	91
12	FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	$2,177	+0.278%	50
13	PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	$1,160	+0.012%	44
14	LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC	Strong	Sound	Strong	Sound	$2,916	+0.685%	41
15	Mortgage Research Center, LLC	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	-$708	+0.514%	145
16	UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION	Strong	Acceptable	Strong	Strong	$2,315	+0.430%	67
17	NFM, INC.	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Sound	$3,404	+0.739%	47
18	MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.	Strong	Sound	Sound	Sound	$2,446	+0.493%	43
19	GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Sound	$2,923	+0.690%	36
20	GoodLeap, LLC	Strong	Sound	Sound	Sound	$3,931	+0.414%	25
21	PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY	Strong	Acceptable	Exceptional	Sound	$2,911	+0.681%	22
22	NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$3,251	+0.579%	50
23	ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$2,328	+0.892%	26
24	GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$4,131	+0.915%	24
25	LOWER, LLC	Sound	Acceptable	Strong	Sound	$1,797	+0.409%	22
26	POLARIS HOME FUNDING CORP.	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Strong	$3,997	+0.744%	78
27	NEWREZ LLC	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Sound	$2,301	+0.632%	49
28	NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLC	Sound	Acceptable	Sound	Sound	$3,229	+0.808%	38
29	GVC MORTGAGE, INC.	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Sound	$2,711	+0.638%	38
30	AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION	Sound	Mediocre	Exceptional	Sound	$4,042	+0.916%	36
31	LIBERTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Strong	$3,214	+0.740%	88
32	PREMIER LENDING, INC.	Sound	Mediocre	Sound	Strong	$2,307	+0.267%	51
33	ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC	Sound	Mediocre	Strong	Sound	$1,899	+1.836%	22

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 30 Points)

Pricing

Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)

Pull Through

Reliability in closing loans (33%)

Place

Local market expertise (33%)

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.

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