Is Ouachita Valley FCU An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Ouachita Valley FCU with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: similar to average (+0.05%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: similar to average (-$241)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a average cost lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Ouachita Valley FCU originated 88 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was primarily active in LA, with a 0.1% market share.

On average, Ouachita Valley FCU’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.05%).1The comparable mortgages control for Ouachita Valley FCU’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 $2118, which was similar to those of comparable mortgages at $2359, with a difference of -$241. Overall, we estimate that Ouachita Valley FCU tends to be an average cost lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.04% 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. Nevertheless, we recommend comparing your rate and fees with at least a few other lenders before signing with Ouachita Valley FCU.

Ouachita Valley FCU specialized in mortgage refinancing, and originated Conforming refinances. We breakdown its interest rate and total loan related closing cost on by each of the mortgage types it originated below:

Mortgage Refinancing from Ouachita Valley FCU compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.05%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$241
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.04%

Based on the table above, Ouachita Valley FCU is similar to other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Ouachita Valley FCU:

Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) 
Registered city and state: West Monroe, LA, 71292

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Ouachita Valley FCU’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.