Safe Rate Rankings

Best Jumbo Mortgage Lenders in Cincinnati

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 Lenders178
Total Loans29,097
Median Rate Spread0.37%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,107Fees
0.239%Above
604
2
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,148Fees
0.127%Above
79
3
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,719Fees
0.090%Below
77
4
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,390Fees
0.237%Above
858
5
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$297Fees
0.257%Above
808
6
LCNB National BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$791Fees
0.084%Above
556
7
GENERAL ELECTRIC CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$860Fees
0.051%Above
297
8
WesBanco Bank, Inc.Bank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,580Fees
0.225%Above
95
9
Truist BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,922Fees
0.285%Above
93
10
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,474Fees
0.297%Above
2,016
11
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,810Fees
0.380%Above
1,980
12
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,625Fees
0.169%Above
448
13
First Financial BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,452Fees
0.517%Above
326
14
Warsaw Federal Savings and Loan AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$807Fees
0.239%Above
196
15
Heartland BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,050Fees
0.243%Above
115
16
Guardian Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,159Fees
0.160%Above
765
17
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$2,531Fees
0.457%Above
396
18
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$354Credit
0.268%Above
208
19
Union Savings BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,029Fees
0.164%Above
1,185
20
The Huntington National BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$245Credit
0.321%Above
1,145
21
Civista BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$611Fees
0.111%Above
147
22
CINFED Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$650Fees
0.137%Above
131
23
KEMBA CREDIT UNION, INC.Credit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$818Fees
0.017%Above
104

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.