Is SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: similar to average (+0.03%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: lower than average (-$798)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a average cost lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc originated 189 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in VA (0.1% market share), NC (0.0% market share), and PA (0.0% market share).

On average, SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.03%).1The comparable mortgages control for SimonTowne Mortgage, 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 $4849, which was lower than those of comparable mortgages at $5647, with a difference of -$798. Overall, we estimate that SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc 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 SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc.

SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc originated Conforming and VA mortgages for new home purchases. 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 SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc compared to other lenders

ConformingVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.02%+0.04%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$52-$1212
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.02%-0.04%

Based on the table above, SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc is similar to other lenders for Conforming and VA purchase mortgages.

Other information about SimonTowne Mortgage, LLc:

Regulator: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 
Registered city and state: Virginia Beach, VA, 23451

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for SimonTowne Mortgage, 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.