Mortgage company Guaranteed Rate Inc. has opened a new office on Southport.

The firm leased 2,600 square feet of office space at Southport Crossing, a 37,500-square-foot building located at 3530 Post Road, according to the transaction’s broker, Southport-based Angel Commercial.

Guaranteed Rate is the eighth-largest retail mortgage lender in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the company has approximately 175 offices across the U.S. and is licensed in all 50 states. The company made 4.3 percent of residential purchase mortgage transactions by volume in Connecticut last year, according to data analysis from The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record.

Evaluate Where You Stand in the Local Mortgage Market
You require quality data to make important business decisions. As the leading provider of comprehensive mortgage and real estate data in New England, The Warren Group works to help you solve today’s toughest industry challenges. The Mortgage MarketShare Module helps you assess where companies stand in the local mortgage market.

“Southport Crossing is a well-located corporate office building in an ideal commuter location minutes to Interstate 95, the Southport Metro North Train Station, banks, restaurants, and the new Equinox Fitness Center,” Angel Commercial President Jon Angel said in a statement.

Angel represented both parties in the transaction.