Which mortgage lender in the Cleveland, OH area typically has the best rates? To help you narrow down where to shop for a mortgage, MortgageWaldo.com provides an objective and data driven ranking of mortgage lenders operating in the Cleveland, OH area by interest rate and market share. We maintain our independence by not accepting any compensation from the mortgage lenders we rank, and use data on all fixed rate mortgages that were closed in the past year to generate our rankings.
Going by historical data, the best mortgage lender in the Cleveland, OH area in terms of interest rate is Century Federal Credit Union, with an average “Rate Difference” of -0.43%. This means that, comparing similar borrowers, Century Federal Credit Union provided a -0.43% lower interest rate for its customers than other lenders in the area. Century Federal Credit Union has a market share of 0.5%. On the other hand, the most popular lender in the Cleveland, OH area is Quicken Loans, with a larger market share of 11.3%. However, Quicken Loans also tends to be an expensive lender in the area, with an average “Rate Difference” of +0.15% compared to those of other lenders. We recommend shopping around before going with this popular lender.
Our detailed ranking of mortgage lenders in the Cleveland, OH area is shown in the table below. In the table, we also give our assessment of whether they are, on average, a cheap/expensive lender through a star rating system. You can choose to tailor our ranking table to a specific mortgage type (Conventional/Jumbo/FHA/VA) and purpose (purchase/refinance) through the drop-down menu. For example, going by historical data, the cheapest lender for Conventional mortgages in Cleveland, OH is Century Federal Credit Union. If you want to take out a loan that is above conforming limits (above $548,250 or $822,375 depending on the area in 2021), the cheapest Jumbo mortgage provider is KeyBank. If on the other hand, you want lower down payment or credit score requirements, the cheapest FHA mortgage provider is Huntington National Bank. The cheapest VA mortgage provider is Navy Federal Credit Union. Note that as a consumer advocate we always recommend shopping among several of our top ranked lenders in order to get the best rates and fees.
Ranking of Mortgage Lenders in Cleveland, OH
Lender Name | Rate Difference | Rate Rating | Market Share |
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Bank of America | -0.05% | 5.37% | |
KeyBank | -0.05% | 16.94% | |
Huntington National Bank | -0.02% | 4.55% | |
Wells Fargo Bank | -0.01% | 5.37% | |
Fifth Third Bank | -0.01% | 9.09% | |
Third Federal Savings & Loan | 0.00% | 5.79% | |
First Federal Lakewood | 0.01% | 12.40% | |
Northwest Bank PA | 0.01% | 0.41% | |
US Bank | 0.01% | 2.48% | |
Guaranteed Rate | 0.01% | 0.41% | |
Pulte Mortgage LLC | 0.02% | 2.07% | |
Residential Mortgage Services | 0.02% | 0.41% | |
PNC Bank | 0.02% | 4.96% | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank | 0.02% | 9.09% | |
Sirva Mortgage | 0.03% | 0.41% | |
Navy Federal Credit Union | 0.03% | 0.41% | |
First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 0.03% | 10.33% | |
Independent Bank Michigan | 0.04% | 2.07% | |
Quicken Loans | 0.04% | 1.24% | |
First Commonwealth Bank | 0.04% | 1.65% | |
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 0.04% | 0.41% | |
Synergy One Lending | 0.04% | 0.41% | |
Dollar Bank | 0.05% | 0.83% | |
Caliber Home Loans | 0.05% | 0.41% | |
NewRez | 0.05% | 0.41% | |
Union Capital Mortgage | 0.05% | 0.83% | |
Farm Credit Mid-America | 0.06% | 1.24% |
Lender Name | Rate Difference | Rate Rating | Market Share |
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First Federal Lakewood | -0.06% | 13.25% | |
Fifth Third Bank | -0.03% | 4.22% | |
KeyBank | -0.03% | 16.27% | |
Bank of America | -0.01% | 3.01% | |
Northwest Bank PA | -0.01% | 1.81% | |
Quicken Loans | -0.00% | 1.81% | |
Wells Fargo Bank | 0.00% | 2.41% | |
Farm Credit Mid-America | 0.00% | 1.20% | |
Huntington National Bank | 0.01% | 12.65% | |
First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 0.01% | 8.43% | |
Civista Bank | 0.01% | 0.60% | |
Cortland Bank | 0.01% | 0.60% | |
The Farmers National Bank of Canfield | 0.02% | 0.60% | |
Third Federal Savings & Loan | 0.02% | 1.20% | |
The Federal Savings Bank | 0.02% | 0.60% | |
Union Capital Mortgage | 0.03% | 1.20% | |
Independent Bank Michigan | 0.03% | 1.81% | |
Ohio Catholic Federal Credit Union | 0.03% | 1.20% | |
PNC Bank | 0.03% | 8.43% | |
Caliber Home Loans | 0.03% | 0.60% | |
US Bank | 0.03% | 4.82% | |
Century Federal Credit Union | 0.04% | 0.60% | |
First Commonwealth Bank | 0.04% | 1.20% | |
NewRez | 0.04% | 0.60% | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank | 0.05% | 7.23% | |
Dollar Bank | 0.07% | 3.61% |
* Data is compiled for the Cleveland, OH commuting zone area, which comprises of counties of Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, and Summit County, OH. This includes cities/towns/communities of Cleveland, OH as well as Akron, OH, Parma, OH, Mentor, OH, Lakewood, OH, Brunswick, OH, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Strongsville, OH, Medina, OH, Wadsworth, OH, Stow, OH, Westlake, OH, North Olmsted, OH, Cleveland Heights, OH, North Royalton, OH, Hudson, OH, Solon, OH, Green, OH, Rocky River, OH, Euclid, OH, Aurora, OH, Shaker Heights, OH, Bay Village, OH, Willoughby, OH, Olmsted Falls, OH, Streetsboro, OH, Broadview Heights, OH, Berea, OH, Garfield Heights, OH, South Euclid, OH, Macedonia, OH, Twinsburg, OH, Barberton, OH, New Franklin, OH, Lyndhurst, OH, Fairview Park, OH, Eastlake, OH, Brook Park, OH, Parma Heights, OH, Brecksville, OH, Bainbridge, OH, Kent, OH, Fairlawn, OH, Mayfield Heights, OH, Painesville, OH, Tallmadge, OH, Montrose-Ghent, OH, Middleburg Heights, OH, Seven Hills, OH, Willowick, OH, and Norton, OH. Lenders must have made at least 30 loans in the area to be included. Source of the data is Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC). Rate Difference (the average difference of interest rates relative to those of other lenders) were computed by subtracting the rate at origination from the average predicted rate conditional on the commuting zone, borrower LTV, DTI, Loan Amount, Loan Type, and Loan Purpose, and then regularized based on a Bayesian approach to account for smaller sample sizes. Above-average mortgage closing costs were then added to the rate difference at a rate of +0.15/point. Star ratings were determined in intervals of 0.10% in rate difference per half star.
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