Is Ditech Financial Llc An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Ditech Financial Llc with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: higher than average (+0.07%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: similar to average (+$43)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a expensive lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Ditech Financial Llc originated 27695 mortgages, a national market share of 0.4%. It was most active in LA (0.7% market share), NH (0.7% market share), and MI (0.7% market share).

On average, Ditech Financial Llc’s interest rates were higher than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.07%).1The comparable mortgages control for Ditech Financial Llc’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 $4209, which was similar to those of comparable mortgages at $4166, with a difference of +$43. Overall, we estimate that Ditech Financial Llc tends to be an expensive lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.17% 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 Ditech Financial Llc.

Ditech Financial Llc 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 Ditech Financial Llc compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.02%-0.11%+0.05%+0.01%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$217+$35+$369-$118
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.46%+0.42%+0.09%+0.42%

Based on the table above, Ditech Financial Llc is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming, FHA, USDA and VA purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Ditech Financial Llc compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.11%-0.06%-0.03%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$108-$379-$318
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.15%-0.04%+0.02%

Based on the table above, Ditech Financial Llc is similar to other lenders for FHA and VA mortgage refinance. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Ditech Financial Llc:

Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
Registered city and state: FORT WASHINGTON, PA, 19034

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Ditech Financial Llc’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.