Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional 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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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$564Fees
0.433%Above
1,731
2
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$913Fees
0.117%Above
1,076
3
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$571Fees
0.297%Below
197
4
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
$641Fees
0.342%Above
683
5
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LakewoodBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$953Fees
0.255%Above
588
6
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,094Fees
0.122%Above
314
7
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,246Fees
0.186%Above
313
8
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$524Credit
0.193%Above
286
9
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,024Fees
0.402%Above
233
10
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$741Fees
0.517%Below
97
11
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,020Fees
0.178%Above
597
12
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,246Fees
0.361%Above
469
13
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$598Credit
0.167%Above
382
14
Civista BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$996Fees
0.132%Above
78
15
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LorainBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,120Fees
0.004%Above
52
16
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,533Fees
0.456%Above
2,273
17
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,452Fees
0.354%Above
1,043
18
Dollar Bank, Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$850Fees
0.287%Above
256
19
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,613Fees
0.437%Above
193
20
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,745Fees
0.505%Above
156
21
FIRST EQUITY MORTGAGE INCORPORATEDIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,071Fees
0.010%Above
122
22
Union Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$748Fees
0.255%Above
117
23
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,438Fees
0.261%Above
68
24
First Commonwealth BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,352Fees
0.276%Above
56
25
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,101Fees
0.669%Above
2,944
26
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,264Fees
0.295%Above
828
27
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,404Fees
0.694%Above
528
28
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,165Fees
0.417%Above
189
29
Premier BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,348Fees
0.505%Above
138
30
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,742Fees
0.106%Above
135
31
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,520Fees
0.540%Above
472
32
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,187Fees
0.264%Above
349
33
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,839Fees
0.254%Above
246
34
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,814Fees
0.322%Above
230
35
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,470Fees
0.587%Above
210
36
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,777Fees
0.611%Above
131
37
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,555Fees
0.424%Above
128
38
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,157Fees
0.599%Above
124
39
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,472Fees
0.613%Above
86
40
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,447Fees
0.998%Above
67
41
NORTHERN MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,011Fees
0.566%Above
194
42
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,750Fees
0.787%Above
118
43
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,758Fees
0.603%Above
113
44
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,070Fees
0.595%Above
85
45
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$1,441Fees
0.102%Below
78
46
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,810Fees
0.732%Above
70
47
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,425Fees
0.628%Above
433
48
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,530Fees
0.741%Above
141
49
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,880Fees
0.811%Above
131

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.