Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Lexington

Updated May 22, 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 Lenders80
Total Loans5,288
Median Rate Spread0.27%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Central Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$369Fees
0.129%Below
220
2
Old National BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,644Fees
0.241%Below
40
3
PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$2,473Fees
0.052%Below
94
4
Stock Yards Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$750Fees
0.099%Above
142
5
Peoples Exchange BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$812Fees
0.036%Below
99
6
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$472Fees
0.164%Above
91
7
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$442Fees
0.159%Above
49
8
City National Bank of West VirginiaBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$52Credit
0.259%Below
45
9
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$885Fees
0.489%Below
39
10
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,953Fees
0.498%Above
366
11
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,065Fees
0.207%Above
184
12
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$588Fees
0.304%Above
141
13
Republic Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$744Fees
0.142%Above
138
14
COMMONWEALTHCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Strong
$668Fees
0.114%Below
61
15
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,334Fees
0.147%Below
41
16
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$811Fees
0.349%Above
30
17
Truist BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,343Fees
0.133%Above
26
18
NBKC BANKBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
Sound
$499Fees
0.113%Below
12
19
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,549Fees
0.367%Above
489
20
Guardian Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,246Fees
0.156%Above
289
21
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$2,686Fees
0.168%Above
188
22
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,143Fees
0.354%Above
59
23
WesBanco Bank, Inc.Bank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,339Fees
0.098%Above
39
24
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,054Fees
0.031%Above
20
25
Civista BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$169Fees
0.309%Above
12
26
Park Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Sound
$564Fees
0.238%Below
12
27
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$3,234Fees
0.236%Above
484
28
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,281Fees
0.305%Above
33
29
First Financial BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,508Fees
0.204%Above
25
30
Northpointe BankBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,724Fees
0.294%Above
24
31
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$3,561Fees
0.404%Above
14
32
Traditional Bank, Inc.Bank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$944Fees
0.102%Above
84
33
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,221Fees
0.461%Above
64
34
LOWER, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,501Fees
0.084%Above
56
35
T2 FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,891Fees
0.136%Above
55
36
GUARANTEED RATE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,965Fees
0.240%Above
52
37
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$629Fees
0.061%Above
36
38
SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, INC.Bank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,272Fees
0.082%Above
21
39
GENERAL ELECTRIC CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
$1,243Fees
0.139%Below
18
40
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
$4,777Fees
0.306%Above
12
41
Bank of EnglandBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
$3,075Fees
0.451%Above
156
42
NEW AMERICAN FUNDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$3,260Fees
0.588%Above
112
43
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,077Fees
0.326%Above
38
44
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,091Fees
0.641%Above
38
45
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,782Fees
0.222%Above
38
46
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,478Fees
0.324%Above
29
47
KIND LENDING, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,093Fees
0.721%Above
25
48
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$4,193Fees
0.559%Above
23
49
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,759Fees
0.560%Above
19
50
SWBC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,293Fees
0.316%Above
15

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.