Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional 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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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Civista BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$972Fees
0.278%Above
156
2
The Genoa Banking CompanyBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,475Fees
0.099%Above
79
3
The Huntington National BankBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$633Fees
0.560%Above
78
4
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,643Fees
0.193%Above
41
5
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$467Credit
0.172%Below
13
6
Fifth Third Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
$1,444Fees
0.465%Above
36
7
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of LorainBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Strong
$1,126Fees
0.207%Above
22
8
FREMONT Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Strong
Sound
$634Fees
0.186%Above
18
9
U.S. Bank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$875Fees
0.555%Above
17
10
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,835Fees
0.471%Above
148
11
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,540Fees
0.528%Above
41
12
PNC Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$241Credit
0.247%Above
11
13
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,950Fees
0.196%Above
41
14
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,201Fees
0.235%Above
11
15
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$4,402Fees
0.832%Above
61
16
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,333Fees
0.689%Above
59
17
VACATIONLAND FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$675Fees
0.340%Above
21
18
Premier BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,147Fees
0.508%Above
16
19
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Acceptable
$3,394Fees
0.217%Above
11
20
UNION CAPITAL MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Strong
$3,548Fees
0.487%Above
26
21
HOWARD HANNA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,484Fees
0.549%Above
18
22
YOUR HOME FINANCIAL LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
Sound
Strong
$2,278Fees
0.890%Above
41

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.