Is Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: higher than average (+0.08%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: higher than average (+$488)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a expensive lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc originated 1055 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in NJ (0.5% market share), PA (0.1% market share), and DE (0.0% market share).

On average, Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc’s interest rates were higher than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.08%).1The comparable mortgages control for Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc’s distribution of loan term (e.g. 30 year vs 15 year), loan-to-value (LTV), debt-to-income (DTI), loan amount, loan program (e.g. Conforming/FHA), loan purpose (e.g. purchase/refinance), and county. Interest rate and loan related closing costs are estimated based on fixed rate mortgages only, whereas market shares include all purchase or refinance mortgages. Its average total loan related closing cost was $6546, which was higher than those of comparable mortgages at $6058, with a difference of +$488. Overall, we estimate that Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc tends to be an expensive lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.12% compared to comparable mortgages at other lenders.2Cost adjusted rates were computed based on each percent of the loan amount in loan related closing costs being worth 1/6 of a percentage point in interest rate. Therefore, we recommend comparing your rate and fees with at least a few other lenders before signing with Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc.

Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc originated Conforming, FHA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming and FHA mortgages for refinances. We breakdown its interest rate and total loan related closing cost on by each of the mortgage types it originated below:

Home Purchase Mortgages from Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.10%+0.06%+0.17%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$313+$626+$323
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.13%+0.11%+0.19%

Based on the table above, Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming, FHA and VA purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc compared to other lenders

ConformingFHA
Interest Rate Difference+0.13%+0.02%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$499+$210
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.22%+0.04%

Based on the table above, Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc is similar to other lenders for FHA mortgage refinance. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc:

Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
Registered city and state: MARLTON, NJ, 08053

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc’s distribution of loan term (e.g. 30 year vs 15 year), loan-to-value (LTV), debt-to-income (DTI), loan amount, loan program (e.g. Conforming/FHA), loan purpose (e.g. purchase/refinance), and county. Interest rate and loan related closing costs are estimated based on fixed rate mortgages only, whereas market shares include all purchase or refinance mortgages.
2Cost adjusted rates were computed based on each percent of the loan amount in loan related closing costs being worth 1/6 of a percentage point in interest rate.