Safe Rate Rankings

Best Mortgage Lenders in Sandusky

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 Lenders24
Total Loans1,004
Median Rate Spread0.42%

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RankLenderOverallPricingPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Civista BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$972Fees
0.278%Above
156
2
The Genoa Banking CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,475Fees
0.099%Above
79
3
The Huntington National BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$633Fees
0.560%Above
78
4
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,643Fees
0.193%Above
41
5
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,444Fees
0.465%Above
36
6
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LorainBank
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Strong
$1,126Fees
0.207%Above
22
7
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
$2,950Fees
0.196%Above
41
8
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,835Fees
0.471%Above
148
9
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
$2,540Fees
0.528%Above
41
10
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
$4,402Fees
0.832%Above
61
11
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,333Fees
0.689%Above
59
12
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
$3,548Fees
0.487%Above
26
13
VACATIONLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
$675Fees
0.340%Above
21
14
YOUR HOME FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$2,278Fees
0.890%Above
41
15
Mortgage Research Center, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Strong
Sound
$1,237Fees
1.162%Above
25

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.