We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at American Financial Resources Inc. with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:
Interest Rate: higher than average (+0.08%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: higher than average (+$393)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a expensive lender.
This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, American Financial Resources Inc. originated 9003 mortgages, a national market share of 0.1%. It was most active in LA (0.7% market share), ME (0.5% market share), and WY (0.4% market share).
On average, American Financial Resources Inc.’s interest rates were higher than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.08%).1The comparable mortgages control for American Financial Resources Inc.’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 $6389, which was higher than those of comparable mortgages at $5996, with a difference of +$393. Overall, we estimate that American Financial Resources Inc. tends to be an expensive lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.12% 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. Therefore, we recommend comparing your rate and fees with at least a few other lenders before signing with American Financial Resources Inc..
American Financial Resources Inc. originated Conforming, FHA, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, FHA and VA 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 American Financial Resources Inc. compared to other lenders
| Conforming | FHA | USDA | VA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest Rate Difference | +0.13% | +0.14% | +0.02% | +0.05% |
| Loan related Closing Cost Difference | +$429 | +$326 | +$265 | -$141 |
| Cost Adjusted Rate Difference | +0.18% | +0.17% | +0.05% | +0.02% |
Based on the table above, American Financial Resources Inc. is similar to other lenders for VA purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming, FHA and USDA purchase mortgages.
Mortgage Refinancing from American Financial Resources Inc. compared to other lenders
| Conforming | FHA | VA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest Rate Difference | +0.01% | -0.00% | -0.04% |
| Loan Related Closing Cost Difference | +$687 | +$788 | +$380 |
| Cost Adjusted Rate Difference | +0.08% | +0.06% | -0.02% |
Based on the table above, American Financial Resources Inc. is similar to other lenders for VA mortgage refinance. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming and FHA mortgage refinance.
Other information about American Financial Resources Inc.:
Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Registered city and state: PARSIPPANY, NJ, 07054