PrimeLending Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemPrimeLending
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (+0.09%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (+$250)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3)

On average, PrimeLending’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 +$250. We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit PrimeLending, check out its website at: https://www.primelending.com.

PrimeLending’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 PrimeLending was most active in:

  1. Kansas City, MO
  2. Dallas, TX
  3. Phoenix, AZ
  4. Jacksonville, FL
  5. Houston, TX

In addition, PrimeLending is our top ranked/best mortgage lender in terms of interest rate and closing costs in:

PrimeLending’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, PrimeLending originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases and refinances. Its average interest rate and total loan related closing cost difference relative to other lenders by mortgages type is as follows.

Purchase/Refinance:
New Purchase MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.10%+0.07%+0.03%+0.02%+0.05%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$344+$224+$133+$74-$47
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.12%+0.09%+0.03%+0.03%+0.04%
National Star Rating(3)(3)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.10%+0.02%+0.02%-0.00%+0.03%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$216+$118+$246+$8-$132
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.11%+0.02%+0.02%-0.00%+0.02%
Average Star Rating(3)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, PrimeLending is similar to other lenders for Jumbo, USDA and VA purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming and FHA purchase mortgages. For refinancing, PrimeLending is similar to other lenders for FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA mortgage refinance. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming 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 PrimeLending:

Registered name: Primelending
Registered city and state: DALLAS, TX, 75252
Regulator: Federal Reserve System (FRS)
Top holder: DIAMOND HTH STOCK COMPANY GP, LLC

* 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 PrimeLending’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.