Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Company 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 Lenders39
Total Loans15,509
Median Rate Spread0.51%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,452Fees
0.354%Above
1,043
2
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,246Fees
0.361%Above
469
3
FIRST EQUITY MORTGAGE INCORPORATEDIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,071Fees
0.010%Above
122
4
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,533Fees
0.456%Above
2,273
5
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,404Fees
0.694%Above
528
6
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,187Fees
0.264%Above
349
7
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,470Fees
0.587%Above
210
8
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,745Fees
0.505%Above
156
9
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,742Fees
0.106%Above
135
10
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,101Fees
0.669%Above
2,944
11
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,264Fees
0.295%Above
828
12
Synergy One Lending, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$3,520Fees
0.540%Above
472
13
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$2,839Fees
0.254%Above
246
14
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,814Fees
0.322%Above
230
15
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$2,613Fees
0.437%Above
193
16
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,165Fees
0.417%Above
189
17
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$3,530Fees
0.741%Above
141
18
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$2,555Fees
0.424%Above
128
19
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$1,425Fees
0.628%Above
433
20
NORTHERN MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,011Fees
0.566%Above
194
21
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,777Fees
0.611%Above
131
22
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,472Fees
0.613%Above
86
23
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
$3,070Fees
0.595%Above
85
24
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,447Fees
0.998%Above
67
25
YOUR HOME FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,077Fees
0.443%Above
158
26
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
$3,880Fees
0.811%Above
131
27
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,750Fees
0.787%Above
118
28
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,758Fees
0.603%Above
113
29
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$2,367Fees
0.721%Above
59
30
LIBERTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Exceptional
$3,268Fees
0.813%Above
304
31
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$4,127Fees
1.187%Above
75
32
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
$3,283Fees
0.662%Above
51
33
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$2,810Fees
0.732%Above
70
34
POLARIS HOME FUNDING CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
$4,329Fees
0.720%Above
49
35
Click n' Close, Inc.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
$6,089Fees
1.650%Above
66
36
Farm Credit Mid-America, ACAIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
$4,933Fees
0.603%Above
58
37
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Acceptable
Sound
$4,265Fees
1.413%Above
57

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.