Safe Rate Rankings

Best Bank Mortgage Lenders in Ohio

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 Lenders30
Total Loans41,461
Median Rate Spread0.21%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
LCNB National BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
$786Fees
0.088%Above
526
2
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$299Fees
0.429%Above
8,206
3
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$610Fees
0.329%Above
3,118
4
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$839Fees
0.086%Above
1,805
5
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,057Fees
0.311%Above
1,603
6
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$136Credit
0.211%Above
1,198
7
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,252Fees
0.185%Above
997
8
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LakewoodBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$966Fees
0.241%Above
836
9
Civista BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$917Fees
0.163%Above
671
10
The State Bank and Trust CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,292Fees
0.061%Above
563
11
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$248Fees
0.195%Above
766
12
First Commonwealth BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,007Fees
0.192%Above
414
13
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,352Fees
0.271%Below
320
14
Union Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$984Fees
0.172%Above
3,119
15
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$2,018Fees
0.228%Above
2,884
16
Premier BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,066Fees
0.405%Above
1,037
17
First Financial BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,522Fees
0.441%Above
914
18
The Farmers National Bank of CanfieldBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
$1,227Fees
0.389%Above
473
19
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$2,252Fees
0.131%Above
359
20
Peoples BankBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$781Fees
0.261%Above
337
21
The Union Bank CompanyBank
Strong
Strong
Sound
Strong
$1,024Fees
0.221%Above
274
22
First National Bank of PennsylvaniaBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,126Fees
0.134%Above
543
23
WesBanco Bank, Inc.Bank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,462Fees
0.199%Above
414
24
Guardian Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$1,124Fees
0.172%Above
405
25
Dollar Bank, Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$903Fees
0.287%Above
313
26
The Park National BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Exceptional
$1,325Fees
0.430%Above
1,229
27
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,562Fees
0.103%Below
426
28
Flagstar Bank, N.A.Bank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$2,341Fees
0.583%Above
642
29
MECHANICS BANKBank
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$821Fees
0.009%Below
309
30
Ixonia BankBank
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
$3,422Fees
0.871%Above
890

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.