Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemGulf Coast Bank & Trust
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.01%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (+$1)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (-0.01%). Its loan related closing costs were also similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of +$1. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Gulf Coast Bank & Trust tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, check out its website at: https://www.gulfbank.com.

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust’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 Gulf Coast Bank & Trust was most active in:

  1. New Orleans, LA
  2. Baton Rouge, LA
  3. Thibodaux, LA
  4. Gulfport, MS
  5. Crestview, FL

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust’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, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust 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+0.01%-0.05%+0.01%-0.02%+0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$24+$108-$8+$131+$189
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.01%-0.04%+0.01%-0.01%+0.02%
National Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.01%+0.01%+0.01%-0.00%-0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$259+$43-$51+$4-$23
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.04%+0.01%+0.01%-0.00%-0.01%
Average Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust is similar to other lenders for Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA purchase mortgages. For refinancing, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust is similar to other lenders for Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA 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 Gulf Coast Bank & Trust:

Registered name: Gulf Coast Bank And Trust
Registered city and state: NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70130-2997
Regulator: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

* 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 Gulf Coast Bank & Trust’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.