Safe Rate Rankings

Best Jumbo Mortgage Lenders in Louisville/Jefferson County

Updated May 21, 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 Lenders133
Total Loans17,420
Median Rate Spread0.34%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,337Fees
0.263%Above
290
2
Stock Yards Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$946Fees
0.160%Above
566
3
Old National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$673Fees
0.276%Below
70
4
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$2,085Fees
0.562%Above
2,139
5
First Financial BankBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,715Fees
0.365%Above
406
6
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$1,794Fees
0.238%Above
404
7
Republic Bank & Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
Exceptional
$1,142Fees
0.208%Above
370
8
Guardian Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$884Fees
0.174%Above
48
9
LibertyCredit Union
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,660Fees
0.510%Above
159
10
Farm Credit Mid-America, ACAIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$5,292Fees
0.498%Above
69

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.