Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company 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 Lenders40
Total Loans7,638
Median Rate Spread0.40%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,189Fees
0.392%Above
239
2
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,596Fees
0.482%Above
763
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,447Fees
0.279%Above
259
4
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,564Fees
0.710%Above
987
5
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,573Fees
0.412%Above
358
6
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,390Fees
0.304%Above
267
7
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,066Fees
0.429%Above
91
8
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,446Fees
0.493%Above
43
9
WEST PENN FINANCIAL SERVICE CENTER, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,300Fees
0.418%Above
42
10
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,916Fees
0.685%Above
41
11
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,739Fees
0.380%Above
18
12
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,830Fees
0.835%Above
173
13
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,095Fees
0.554%Above
172
14
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,444Fees
0.277%Above
126
15
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,160Fees
0.012%Above
44
16
Alcova Mortgage LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$2,458Fees
0.689%Above
18
17
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,315Fees
0.430%Above
67
18
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,251Fees
0.579%Above
50
19
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,177Fees
0.278%Above
50
20
GVC MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,711Fees
0.638%Above
38
21
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,923Fees
0.690%Above
36
22
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,931Fees
0.414%Above
25
23
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,131Fees
0.915%Above
24
24
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,911Fees
0.681%Above
22
25
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,797Fees
0.409%Above
22
26
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$708Credit
0.514%Above
145
27
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,301Fees
0.632%Above
49
28
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$3,229Fees
0.808%Above
38
29
POLARIS HOME FUNDING CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,997Fees
0.744%Above
78
30
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,404Fees
0.739%Above
47
31
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,042Fees
0.916%Above
36
32
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,328Fees
0.892%Above
26
33
MYCUMORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$1,285Fees
0.488%Above
17
34
PREMIER LENDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,307Fees
0.267%Above
51
35
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,899Fees
1.836%Above
22
36
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$2,712Fees
0.433%Above
18
37
LIBERTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$3,214Fees
0.740%Above
88

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.