Is Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: similar to average (+0.01%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: higher than average (+$325)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a average cost lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. originated 279 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was primarily active in HI, with a 1.2% market share.

On average, Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc.’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.01%).1The comparable mortgages control for Honolulu HomeLoans, 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 $8260, which was higher than those of comparable mortgages at $7934, with a difference of +$325. Overall, we estimate that Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. tends to be an average cost lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.02% 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. Nevertheless, we recommend comparing your rate and fees with at least a few other lenders before signing with Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc..

Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. originated Conforming and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming 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 Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. compared to other lenders

ConformingVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.01%+0.06%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$610-$558
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.03%+0.04%

Based on the table above, Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. is similar to other lenders for Conforming and VA purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.02%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$100
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.02%

Based on the table above, Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc. is similar to other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Honolulu HomeLoans, Inc.:

Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
Registered city and state: Honolulu, HI, 96813

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Honolulu HomeLoans, 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.
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.