Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Lenders in Cleveland

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 Lenders152
Total Loans23,730
Median Rate Spread0.39%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$564Fees
0.433%Above
1,731
2
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$913Fees
0.117%Above
1,076
3
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$641Fees
0.342%Above
683
4
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LakewoodBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$953Fees
0.255%Above
588
5
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$571Fees
0.297%Below
197
6
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,452Fees
0.354%Above
1,043
7
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$598Credit
0.167%Above
382
8
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,246Fees
0.186%Above
313
9
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$524Credit
0.193%Above
286
10
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,024Fees
0.402%Above
233
11
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$741Fees
0.517%Below
97
12
Civista BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$996Fees
0.132%Above
78
13
First Commonwealth BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,352Fees
0.276%Above
56
14
CENTURYCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Strong
$0Fees
0.953%Below
56
15
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LorainBank
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Strong
$1,120Fees
0.004%Above
52
16
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,020Fees
0.178%Above
597
17
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,246Fees
0.361%Above
469
18
Dollar Bank, Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$850Fees
0.287%Above
256
19
FIRST EQUITY MORTGAGE INCORPORATEDIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,071Fees
0.010%Above
122
20
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,533Fees
0.456%Above
2,273
21
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,404Fees
0.694%Above
528
22
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,187Fees
0.264%Above
349
23
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,094Fees
0.122%Above
314
24
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,470Fees
0.587%Above
210
25
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,745Fees
0.505%Above
156
26
Premier BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,348Fees
0.505%Above
138
27
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,742Fees
0.106%Above
135
28
Union Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$748Fees
0.255%Above
117
29
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$2,438Fees
0.261%Above
68
30
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,101Fees
0.669%Above
2,944
31
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,264Fees
0.295%Above
828
32
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,520Fees
0.540%Above
472
33
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,839Fees
0.254%Above
246
34
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,814Fees
0.322%Above
230
35
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$2,613Fees
0.437%Above
193
36
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,165Fees
0.417%Above
189
37
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,530Fees
0.741%Above
141
38
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,555Fees
0.424%Above
128
39
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,441Fees
0.102%Below
78
40
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,425Fees
0.628%Above
433
41
NORTHERN MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,011Fees
0.566%Above
194
42
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,777Fees
0.611%Above
131
43
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,157Fees
0.599%Above
124
44
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,472Fees
0.613%Above
86
45
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,070Fees
0.595%Above
85
46
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,447Fees
0.998%Above
67
47
YOUR HOME FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,077Fees
0.443%Above
158
48
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,750Fees
0.787%Above
118
49
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,758Fees
0.603%Above
113

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.