Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Ithaca

Updated February 6, 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 Lenders6
Total Loans406
Median Rate Spread0.05%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Tompkins Community BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,117Fees
0.085%Below
131
2
CFCU COMMUNITY Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1Fees
0.779%Below
130
3
Community Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$834Fees
0.445%Above
45
4
Manufacturers and Traders Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,023Fees
0.024%Below
29
5
1ST PRIORITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$2,121Fees
0.034%Above
36
6
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,130Fees
0.727%Above
35

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.