Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Bank Lenders in Cambridge

Updated June 2, 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 Lenders159
Total Loans19,398
Median Rate Spread0.10%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Leader Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$876Fees
0.132%Below
1,491
2
Cambridge Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$818Fees
0.272%Below
270
3
Fall River Five Cents Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,466Fees
0.013%Below
92
4
Citibank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$82Fees
0.340%Below
82
5
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,758Credit
0.215%Below
314
6
Institution for Savings in Newburyport and Its VicinityBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$921Fees
0.388%Below
255
7
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$827Fees
0.244%Below
250
8
Berkshire BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$152Credit
0.224%Below
247
9
Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Strong
$341Fees
0.531%Below
113
10
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$982Fees
0.034%Below
264
11
Easthampton Savings BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$688Fees
0.087%Below
87
12
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Sound
$322Fees
0.183%Below
58
13
The Bank of CantonBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Strong
$2Fees
0.040%Above
44
14
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,975Fees
0.130%Below
305
15
Manufacturers and Traders Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$43Credit
0.116%Below
302
16
Rockland Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,335Fees
0.213%Below
199
17
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,167Fees
0.033%Below
80
18
Colorado Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$727Fees
0.026%Below
63
19
Eastern BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,358Fees
0.151%Below
161
20
Evolve Bank & TrustBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,568Fees
0.166%Above
58
21
Enterprise Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,246Fees
0.217%Below
51
22
Needham BankBank
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Acceptable
Strong
$393Credit
0.003%Above
50
23
TD Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$610Fees
0.107%Above
173
24
Charles Schwab Bank, SSBBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$464Fees
0.326%Below
43
25
First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,230Fees
0.211%Below
42
26
Webster Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$839Fees
0.006%Below
186
27
First National Bank of AmericaBank
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$7,510Fees
1.706%Above
71

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.