Which mortgage lender in the Louisville, KY 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 Louisville, KY 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 Louisville, KY area in terms of interest rate is Provident Funding, with an average “Rate Difference” of -0.25%. This means that, comparing similar borrowers, Provident Funding provided a -0.25% lower interest rate for its customers than other lenders in the area. Provident Funding has a market share of 2.8%. On the other hand, the most popular lender in the Louisville, KY area is Quicken Loans, with a larger market share of 9.1%. However, Quicken Loans also tends to be an expensive lender in the area, with an average “Rate Difference” of +0.10% compared to those of other lenders. We recommend shopping around before going with this popular lender.
Our detailed ranking of mortgage lenders in the Louisville, KY 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 Louisville, KY is Provident Funding. 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 Bank of America. If on the other hand, you want lower down payment or credit score requirements, the cheapest FHA mortgage provider is Freedom Mortgage Corporation. 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 Louisville, KY
Lender Name | Rate Difference | Rate Rating | Market Share |
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First Financial Bank | -0.04% | 15.72% | |
Bank of America | -0.04% | 5.66% | |
Wells Fargo Bank | -0.01% | 7.55% | |
US Bank | -0.01% | 3.14% | |
Fifth Third Bank | -0.01% | 5.03% | |
PNC Bank | 0.00% | 9.43% | |
Park Community Credit Union | 0.00% | 0.63% | |
Old National Bank | 0.00% | 3.77% | |
Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC | 0.00% | 1.26% | |
Huntington National Bank | 0.00% | 1.26% | |
Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union | 0.01% | 1.26% | |
Regions Bank | 0.01% | 2.52% | |
Forcht Bank | 0.01% | 0.63% | |
HomeServices Lending | 0.01% | 0.63% | |
Truist Bank | 0.02% | 10.06% | |
PrimeLending | 0.02% | 0.63% | |
Farm Credit Mid-America | 0.02% | 1.89% | |
Quicken Loans | 0.02% | 1.89% | |
InterLinc Mortgage Services | 0.02% | 2.52% | |
Partners United Financial | 0.02% | 1.26% | |
American Mortgage Service Company | 0.02% | 0.63% | |
Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company | 0.02% | 0.63% | |
Central Bank KY | 0.02% | 3.77% | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank | 0.02% | 11.95% | |
Churchill Mortgage | 0.02% | 0.63% | |
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation | 0.02% | 0.63% | |
First Harrison Bank | 0.03% | 1.26% | |
Centra Credit Union | 0.03% | 1.26% | |
Benchmark | 0.04% | 1.26% | |
First Savings Bank | 0.04% | 0.63% | |
Plaza Home Mortgage | 0.05% | 0.63% |
Lender Name | Rate Difference | Rate Rating | Market Share |
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Fifth Third Bank | -0.04% | 10.77% | |
Old National Bank | -0.03% | 4.62% | |
First Financial Bank | -0.02% | 15.38% | |
Bank of America | -0.02% | 2.31% | |
Republic Bank Louisville KY | -0.01% | 1.54% | |
Truist Bank | -0.01% | 4.62% | |
Huntington National Bank | -0.01% | 3.08% | |
Victory Mortgage | -0.00% | 0.77% | |
US Bank | 0.00% | 5.38% | |
Central Bank KY | 0.00% | 1.54% | |
Forcht Bank | 0.00% | 1.54% | |
Wells Fargo Bank | 0.00% | 1.54% | |
Magnolia Bank | 0.00% | 0.77% | |
Regions Bank | 0.00% | 0.77% | |
Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company | 0.01% | 0.77% | |
PrimeLending | 0.01% | 0.77% | |
Benchmark | 0.01% | 0.77% | |
Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union | 0.01% | 5.38% | |
L&N Federal Credit Union | 0.01% | 0.77% | |
First Harrison Bank | 0.01% | 0.77% | |
Farm Credit Mid-America | 0.01% | 1.54% | |
PNC Bank | 0.02% | 14.62% | |
Flagstar Bank | 0.02% | 0.77% | |
Mortgage Warehouse | 0.02% | 0.77% | |
Reliance First Capital | 0.02% | 0.77% | |
First Savings Bank | 0.02% | 0.77% | |
Quicken Loans | 0.03% | 7.69% | |
Stearns Home Loans | 0.03% | 0.77% | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank | 0.04% | 8.46% |
* Data is compiled for the Louisville, KY commuting zone area, which comprises of counties of Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Washington County, IN, Bullitt County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Shelby County, KY, and Spencer County, KY. This includes cities/towns/communities of Louisville, KY as well as Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY, Jeffersonville, IN, New Albany, IN, Shepherdsville, KY, Mount Washington, KY, Jeffersontown, KY, Shelbyville, KY, Crestwood, KY, La Grange, KY, St. Matthews, KY, Hillview, KY, Sellersburg, IN, Douglass Hills, KY, Elk Creek, KY, Shively, KY, Utica, IN, Georgetown, IN, Clarksville, IN, Prospect, KY, Mockingbird Valley, KY, Lyndon, KY, Pewee Valley, KY, Memphis, IN, Charlestown, IN, Borden, IN, Salem, IN, Galena, IN, Corydon, IN, Northfield, KY, Forest Hills, KY, Simpsonville, KY, Taylorsville, KY, Hollow Creek, KY, Goshen, KY, River Bluff, KY, Woodlawn Park, KY, Greenville, IN, Green Spring, KY, New Middletown, IN, New Salisbury, IN, Parkway Village, KY, Blue Ridge Manor, KY, Bellemeade, KY, Hunters Hollow, KY, Fredericksburg, IN, Palmyra, IN, Barbourmeade, KY, Prospect, KY, Middletown, KY, and Henryville, IN. 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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