Elevations Credit Union Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemElevations Credit Union
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.04%)
Loan Related Closing Costslower than other lenders (-$981)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(4)

On average, Elevations Credit Union’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (-0.04%). On the other hand, its loan related closing costs were lower than those of other lenders, with a difference of -$981. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Elevations Credit Union tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Elevations Credit Union, check out its website at: https://www.elevationscu.com.

Elevations Credit Union’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 Elevations Credit Union was most active in:

  1. Denver, CO
  2. Fort Collins, CO
  3. Colorado Springs, CO
  4. Blue River, CO
  5. Winter Park, CO

Elevations Credit Union’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, Elevations Credit Union originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo 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 MortgagesConformingFHAJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.09%-0.10%-0.00%-0.06%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$983-$782-$256-$252
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.14%-0.14%-0.01%-0.07%
National Star Rating(4)(4)(3.5)(4)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.04%-0.03%-0.06%-0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$1088-$210-$290-$103
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.03%-0.04%-0.06%-0.01%
Average Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)(4)(3.5)

As a summary, Elevations Credit Union is cheap for Conforming, FHA and VA purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for Jumbo purchase mortgages. For refinancing, Elevations Credit Union is cheap for Jumbo mortgage refinance. It is similar to other lenders for Conforming, 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 Elevations Credit Union:

Registered name: Elevations Credit Union
Registered city and state: BOULDER, CO, 80301
Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

* 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 Elevations Credit Union’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.