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DIGITAL EDITION · 2026
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Benchmark Mortgage

7830 Veterans Pkwy Bldg B, Columbus, GA 31909, USA(706) 576-2451billclayton.comView on Google Maps →
8.5/10 overall scoreExcellent
★ 5.0

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What Customers Say

top reviews · via Google

★★★★★7 years ago

“My husband and I recently bought our first home and thank God we chose Bill Clayton with Benchmark as our lender. I'm am super type A - and again this is our first home- so we had thousands of questions. Bill took the time to make sure I was well informed about every detail; w…”

— Haley Ramey

★★★★★a year ago

“As a first-time homebuyer, I was incredibly impressed with the service I received from Benchmark Mortgage, specifically Bill Clayton and his immediate team. Navigating the home-buying process for the first time can be overwhelming, but Bill made everything so much easier. He w…”

— Jacob Molhoek

★★★★★6 years ago

“Brian & the entire Benchmark team were magnificent! Coming into this process as young, inexperienced, prospective 1st time homeowners & having heard all of the horror stories that “supposedly” come with purchasing a home, my husband and I can honestly say this experience was r…”

— B C

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Excellent

8.5/10

Subcategory Rank

of 20 in Home Mortgage · Top 10%

#2

Category Rank

of 544 in Home & Garden · Top 25%

#64

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Top 25%

#390

Online Presence

Good

7.9/10

Website Rating▾

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

2/10
Mobile Score
42/100
Desktop Score
51/100
Page Load (LCP)
6000ms

Notes

poor mobile score 42; poor desktop score 51; very slow LCP 7456ms

↗ Upside

  • Fixing your website to a 10/10 would lift you from #2 to #1 in Home Mortgage.

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Rank in Home Mortgage

#2of 20Top 25%
1
8.5
NorthStar Mortgage Advisors
2
8.5
Benchmark Mortgage
3
8.5
Open Mortgage
4
8.1
Silverton Mortgage
5
7.8
John Tuggle - Fairway Mortgage
6
7.8
John Tuggle, Senior Loan Officer, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
7
7.5
Kinetic Credit Union
8
7.2
American Pacific Mortgage
Category average: 6.9/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

5×

Speed up site load (7.5s → under 2.5s)

Pages loading in 1s have 5× higher conversion than pages loading in 5s. 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds. — Google CrUX

+58

Lift mobile performance (42/100 → 90+)

60% of local searches happen on mobile. A poor mobile score means slow loading, high bounce, and lost customers before they ever see you. — Think with Google

7×

Complete your Google Business Profile

Profiles with full descriptions, hours, services, and Q&A get up to 7× more clicks than partial ones. — Google Business research

Estimates are industry benchmarks, not guarantees. Actual results depend on execution, competition, and your specific market.

Issues Found

  • ✕Mobile performance is poor (42/100)
  • ✕Desktop speed needs improvement (51/100)
  • ✕Slow page load — customers leave after 3 seconds

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