Top Mortgage Lenders in Mount Vernon, IL

Which mortgage lender in the Mount Vernon, IL 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 Mount Vernon, IL 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 Mount Vernon, IL area in terms of interest rate is FIrst Collinsville Bank, with an average “Rate Difference” of -0.21%. This means that, comparing similar borrowers, FIrst Collinsville Bank provided a -0.21% lower interest rate for its customers than other lenders in the area. FIrst Collinsville Bank has a market share of 20.9%. On the other hand, the most popular lender in the Mount Vernon, IL area is Peoples National Bank, with a larger market share of 26.5%. Peoples National Bank is an average lender in terms of the interest rate it offers, with a “Rate Difference” of +0.04% compared to those of other lenders in this area.

Our detailed ranking of mortgage lenders in the Mount Vernon, IL 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 Mount Vernon, IL is FIrst Collinsville Bank. 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 US Bank. If on the other hand, you want lower down payment or credit score requirements, the cheapest FHA mortgage provider is FIrst Collinsville Bank. The cheapest VA mortgage provider is also FIrst Collinsville Bank. 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 Mount Vernon, IL

Mortgage Type:
Purchase/Refinance:
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.21%(4.5)20.88%
US Bank0.01%(3.5)21.05%
Quicken Loans0.04%(3.5)15.28%
Peoples National Bank0.04%(3.5)26.49%
New American Funding0.15%(3.0)16.30%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.21%(4.5)18.04%
US Bank-0.03%(3.5)23.61%
Quicken Loans0.00%(3.5)9.55%
Peoples National Bank0.04%(3.5)26.53%
New American Funding0.15%(2.5)22.28%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.20%(4.5)25.94%
New American Funding0.03%(3.5)5.66%
Peoples National Bank0.04%(3.5)26.42%
Quicken Loans0.09%(3.0)25.47%
US Bank0.11%(3.0)16.51%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.21%(4.5)26.15%
US Bank0.05%(3.5)22.03%
Peoples National Bank0.07%(3.0)36.32%
New American Funding0.12%(3.0)7.75%
Quicken Loans0.14%(3.0)7.75%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.21%(4.5)22.27%
US Bank0.00%(3.5)23.48%
Peoples National Bank0.08%(3.0)38.06%
Quicken Loans0.09%(3.0)4.86%
New American Funding0.12%(3.0)11.34%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.20%(4.5)31.93%
New American Funding0.04%(3.5)2.41%
Peoples National Bank0.05%(3.5)33.73%
US Bank0.13%(3.0)19.88%
Quicken Loans0.18%(2.5)12.05%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.17%(4.5)7.30%
Peoples National Bank-0.12%(4.0)4.38%
US Bank-0.09%(4.0)18.25%
Quicken Loans-0.07%(4.0)33.58%
New American Funding0.16%(2.5)36.50%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.20%(4.5)8.11%
Peoples National Bank-0.14%(4.0)5.41%
US Bank-0.11%(4.0)21.62%
Quicken Loans-0.09%(4.0)20.72%
New American Funding0.15%(3.0)44.14%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
Quicken Loans-0.00%(3.5)88.46%
FIrst Collinsville Bank0.02%(3.5)3.85%
US Bank0.03%(3.5)3.85%
New American Funding0.03%(3.5)3.85%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
US Bank0.00%(3.5)100.00%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
US Bank0.00%(3.5)100.00%
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Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.04%(3.5)13.16%
US Bank-0.02%(3.5)18.42%
New American Funding0.00%(3.5)36.84%
Quicken Loans0.03%(3.5)31.58%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.03%(3.5)22.22%
US Bank-0.01%(3.5)33.33%
Quicken Loans0.02%(3.5)5.56%
New American Funding0.03%(3.5)38.89%
Lender NameRate DifferenceRate RatingMarket Share
New American Funding-0.03%(3.5)35.00%
FIrst Collinsville Bank-0.02%(3.5)5.00%
US Bank-0.00%(3.5)5.00%
Quicken Loans0.02%(3.5)55.00%

* Data is compiled for the Mount Vernon, IL commuting zone area, which comprises of counties of Clinton County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Marion County, IL, and Washington County, IL. This includes cities/towns/communities of Mount Vernon, IL as well as Centralia, IL, Germantown, IL, Trenton, IL, Breese, IL, Salem, IL, Huey, IL, Bartelso, IL, Addieville, IL, Dix, IL, Iuka, IL, Nashville, IL, Ashley, IL, Irvington, IL, Woodlawn, IL, Bluford, IL, Patoka, IL, Kinmundy, IL, McLeansboro, IL, Macedonia, IL, Belle Prairie City, IL, Bonnie, IL, Junction City, IL, and Wamac, IL. 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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