Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Company Lenders in Columbus

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 Lenders43
Total Loans27,278
Median Rate Spread0.35%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
VICTORY MORTGAGE, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$714Fees
0.220%Below
365
2
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,177Fees
0.120%Below
71
3
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,654Fees
0.342%Above
446
4
THE EQUITABLE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$1,612Fees
0.110%Above
419
5
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,967Fees
0.358%Above
1,760
6
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,358Fees
0.244%Above
1,381
7
EQUITY RESOURCES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,521Fees
0.287%Above
319
8
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,809Fees
0.233%Above
181
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,752Fees
0.438%Above
149
10
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,642Fees
0.633%Above
1,116
11
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,229Fees
0.714%Above
1,042
12
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,262Fees
0.562%Above
701
13
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,884Fees
0.213%Above
615
14
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,676Fees
0.098%Above
246
15
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,576Fees
0.054%Above
62
16
M/I FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,695Fees
0.077%Above
654
17
GO MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$2,806Fees
0.556%Above
333
18
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,146Fees
0.472%Above
299
19
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,151Fees
0.607%Above
282
20
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,384Fees
0.334%Above
246
21
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,441Fees
0.433%Above
173
22
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,885Fees
0.555%Above
164
23
DAS Acquisition Company, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,680Fees
0.563%Above
138
24
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,629Fees
0.365%Above
100
25
GoodLeap, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$4,043Fees
0.038%Below
89
26
Nations Lending CorporationIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,117Fees
0.603%Above
57
27
NFM, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,822Fees
0.587%Above
1,737
28
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,574Fees
0.510%Above
270
29
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,826Fees
0.356%Above
198
30
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,057Fees
0.257%Above
88
31
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,116Fees
0.290%Above
84
32
J. VIRGIL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$2,457Fees
0.730%Above
84
33
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,270Fees
0.733%Above
84
34
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,044Fees
0.639%Above
285
35
UIF CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,554Fees
0.572%Above
69
36
DEVELOPER'S MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Strong
$859Fees
0.244%Above
63
37
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
$4,229Fees
0.572%Above
77
38
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Strong
$4,513Fees
0.784%Above
75
39
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,598Fees
0.771%Above
64
40
RMC HOME MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$4,794Fees
0.098%Above
240
41
RAPID MORTGAGE COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$3,942Fees
0.649%Above
231
42
Farm Credit Mid-America, ACAIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Sound
Strong
$5,170Fees
0.443%Above
62

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.