Town & Country Credit Union Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

Is Town & Country Credit Union a cheap or expensive mortgage lender? To help you shop for a mortgage, we compare the interest rates and closing costs charged by Town & Country Credit Union to those of other lenders for a comparable set of borrowers. Here is our review of Town & Country Credit Union nationally:

Review ItemTown & Country Credit Union
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.09%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (-$31)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(4)

On average, Town & Country Credit Union’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (-0.09%). Its loan related closing costs were also similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of -$31. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Town & Country Credit Union tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Town & Country Credit Union, check out its website at: https://www.townandcountry.org.

Town & Country Credit Union’s Rate Review by City

Mortgage lenders often set different rates in different geographical markets. For our list of the top mortgage lenders by city, click here. In particular, among the cities we track Town & Country Credit Union was most active in:

  1. Fargo, ND
  2. Minot, ND
  3. Bismarck, ND
  4. Detroit Lakes, MN
  5. Fergus Falls, MN

In addition, Town & Country Credit Union is our top ranked/best mortgage lender in terms of interest rate and closing costs in:

  1. Fargo, ND, for FHA mortgages
  2. Minot, ND, overall

Town & Country Credit Union’s Rate Review by Mortgage Type

Mortgage lenders also tend to charge different interest rates and closing costs depending on the type of mortgage. In our data, Town & Country Credit Union originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, FHA and VA mortgages for refinances. Its average interest rate and total loan related closing cost difference relative to other lenders for comparable borrowers by mortgages type is as follows.

Purchase/Refinance:
New Purchase MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.06%-0.13%+0.01%-0.04%-0.13%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$144-$68-$97-$47-$258
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.05%-0.14%+0.01%-0.05%-0.15%
National Star Rating(4)(4)(3.5)(3.5)(4)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.10%-0.08%-0.09%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$215-$89-$62
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.13%-0.09%-0.09%
Average Star Rating(4)(4)(4)

As a summary, Town & Country Credit Union is cheap for Conforming, FHA and VA purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for Jumbo and USDA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Town & Country Credit Union is cheap for Conforming, FHA and VA mortgage refinance. Nevertheless, individual circumstances can matter a lot for mortgage rates, and we always recommend shopping among several of our top mortgage lenders in your area before signing.

Other information about Town & Country Credit Union:

Registered name: Town & Country Credit Union
Registered city and state: MINOT, ND, 58701
Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

* Source of the data is Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and is for mortgages originated in the past year. Our comparable mortgages analysis controls for Town & Country Credit Union’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 commuting zone. Cost adjusted rates were computed based on each percent of the loan amount in above average loan related closing costs being worth +0.15 of a percentage point in interest rate. Furthermore, the amounts are regularized using a Bayesian approach to control for small samples.