Safe Rate Rankings

Best All Lender Mortgage Lenders in Albany

Updated May 26, 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 Lenders22
Total Loans837
Median Rate Spread0.43%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$624Fees
0.658%Below
36
2
COLONY BANKBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,951Fees
0.465%Above
61
3
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,582Fees
0.274%Above
60
4
Ameris BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,212Fees
0.444%Above
42
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,761Fees
0.460%Above
121
6
Synovus BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$3,016Fees
0.092%Above
48
7
Capital City Home Loans, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,785Fees
0.475%Above
26
8
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,930Fees
0.570%Above
175
9
Renasant BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,155Fees
0.485%Above
35
10
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$300Fees
0.722%Above
67

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)

10
Pricing
Rate and fee competitiveness (33%)
10
Pull Through
Reliability in closing loans (33%)
10
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.