Is National Bank of Commerce An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at National Bank of Commerce with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: similar to average (-0.03%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: lower than average (-$393)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a cheap lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, National Bank of Commerce originated 1719 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in AL (1.1% market share), GA (0.2% market share), and FL (0.1% market share).

On average, National Bank of Commerce’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.03%).1The comparable mortgages control for National Bank of Commerce’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 $3507, which was lower than those of comparable mortgages at $3900, with a difference of -$393. Overall, we estimate that National Bank of Commerce tends to be an cheap lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.06% 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 National Bank of Commerce.

National Bank of Commerce originated Conforming, FHA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming 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 National Bank of Commerce compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.00%-0.20%-0.06%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference-$293-$232-$1355
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.02%-0.22%-0.15%

Based on the table above, National Bank of Commerce is cheap for FHA and VA purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for Conforming purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from National Bank of Commerce compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.05%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$562
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.09%

Based on the table above, National Bank of Commerce is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about National Bank of Commerce:

Regulator: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) 
Top holder: NATIONAL COMMERCE CORPORATION
Registered city and state: Birmingham, AL, 35223

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for National Bank of Commerce’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.