Safe Rate Rankings

Best Conventional Mortgage Lenders in Syracuse

Updated February 5, 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 Lenders49
Total Loans5,037
Median Rate Spread0.28%

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RankLenderOverallPricingProductPull ThroughPlaceAvg FeesRate Spread# of LoansAction
1
Empower Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
$0Fees
0.198%Above
710
2
SEFCU SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$1,145Fees
0.211%Below
316
3
HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$1,585Fees
0.306%Above
191
4
NBT Bank, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,013Fees
0.254%Below
121
5
PREMIUM MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,337Fees
0.173%Above
71
6
Tompkins Community BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$933Fees
0.014%Above
35
7
CFCU COMMUNITY Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$0Fees
0.732%Below
17
8
HOME TOWN FUNDING, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$1,403Fees
0.014%Above
13
9
AMERICU Credit UnionCredit Union
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,363Fees
0.081%Above
241
10
Geddes Federal Savings and Loan AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$1,580Fees
0.210%Below
197
11
Solvay BankBank
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
Exceptional
$942Fees
0.107%Below
130
12
KeyBank National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,160Fees
0.044%Above
120
13
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$533Fees
0.495%Below
57
14
Bank of America, National AssociationBank
Exceptional
Strong
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,633Fees
0.059%Below
30
15
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Exceptional
$3,690Fees
0.647%Above
500
16
Community Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$313Fees
0.812%Above
174
17
Manufacturers and Traders Trust CompanyBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$1,169Fees
0.245%Above
134
18
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,831Fees
0.401%Above
97
19
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,655Fees
0.381%Above
77
20
SECNY Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$558Credit
0.098%Below
37
21
The Lyons National BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
$1,402Fees
0.324%Above
36
22
Citizens Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$1,385Fees
0.005%Above
27
23
Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationBank
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,265Fees
0.361%Above
24
24
Genesee Regional BankBank
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$2,298Fees
0.465%Above
171
25
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Exceptional
Strong
$3,359Fees
0.260%Above
67
26
1ST PRIORITY MORTGAGE, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Strong
Strong
Strong
$1,935Fees
0.214%Above
62
27
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$2,327Fees
0.671%Above
34
28
NORTHERN CREDIT UNIONCredit Union
Strong
Sound
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
$1,644Fees
0.205%Above
28
29
Colorado Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Strong
Strong
Sound
Sound
$1,075Fees
0.306%Above
14
30
THE SUMMIT Federal Credit UnionCredit Union
Strong
Exceptional
Sound
Acceptable
Sound
$663Fees
0.128%Below
13
31
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,637Fees
0.509%Above
277
32
HUNT MORTGAGE CORPORATIONIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Strong
Strong
Exceptional
$3,865Fees
0.476%Above
211
33
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANYIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$3,675Fees
0.486%Above
108
34
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,211Fees
0.579%Above
78
35
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,072Fees
0.517%Above
21
36
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$3,548Fees
0.795%Above
50
37
CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$1,667Fees
0.558%Above
23
38
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Strong
Sound
$229Credit
0.436%Above
14
39
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Strong
Mediocre
Exceptional
Strong
Strong
$2,871Fees
0.339%Above
249
40
USAA Federal Savings BankBank
Strong
Sound
Strong
Acceptable
Sound
$2,078Fees
0.078%Above
34
41
NEWREZ LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Acceptable
Exceptional
Sound
Sound
$2,180Fees
0.628%Above
23
42
Farm Credit East, ACAIndependent Mortgage Company
Strong
Sound
Sound
Sound
Sound
$2,437Fees
0.026%Below
19
43
PARAGON HOME LOANS INC.Independent Mortgage Company
Sound
Acceptable
Acceptable
Sound
Strong
$3,251Fees
0.461%Above
29
44
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLCIndependent Mortgage Company
Sound
Mediocre
Strong
Strong
Sound
$3,797Fees
0.895%Above
21

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.