Is Cascade Financial Services a cheap or expensive mortgage lender? To help you shop for a mortgage, we compare the interest rates and closing costs charged by Cascade Financial Services to those of other lenders for a comparable set of borrowers. Here is our review of Cascade Financial Services nationally:
| Review Item | Cascade Financial Services |
|---|---|
| Interest Rate | higher than other lenders (+0.31%) |
| Loan Related Closing Costs | higher than other lenders (+$323) |
| National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating | (1.5) |
On average, Cascade Financial Services’s interest rates were higher than those of other lenders (+0.31%). Its loan related closing costs were also higher than those of other lenders, with a difference of +$323. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Cascade Financial Services tends to be an expensive lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 1.5 out of 5 stars.
We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Cascade Financial Services, check out its website at: https://www.cascadeloans.com.
Cascade Financial Services’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 Cascade Financial Services was most active in:
Cascade Financial Services’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, Cascade Financial Services originated Conforming, FHA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated 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.
| New Purchase Mortgages | Conforming | FHA | VA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest Rate Difference | +0.36% | +0.01% | +0.01% |
| Loan Related Closing Cost Difference | +$381 | -$22 | -$0 |
| Cost Adjusted Rate Difference | +0.42% | +0.01% | +0.01% |
| National Star Rating |
| Refinance Mortgages | FHA | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Interest Rate Difference | +0.02% | +0.01% |
| Loan Related Closing Cost Difference | -$3 | +$32 |
| Cost Adjusted Rate Difference | +0.02% | +0.02% |
| Average Star Rating |
As a summary, Cascade Financial Services is similar to other lenders for FHA and VA purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Cascade Financial Services is similar to other lenders for 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 Cascade Financial Services:
Registered city and state: CHANDLER, AZ, 85286
Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
* 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 Cascade Financial Services’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.