Choice Financial Group Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemChoice Financial Group
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.01%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (+$74)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, Choice Financial Group’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 +$74. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Choice Financial Group 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 Choice Financial Group, check out its website at: https://bankwithchoice.com.

Choice Financial Group’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 Choice Financial Group was most active in:

  1. Bismarck, ND
  2. Minneapolis, MN
  3. Fargo, ND
  4. Grand Forks, ND
  5. Jamestown, ND

Choice Financial Group’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, Choice Financial Group originated Conforming, Jumbo and USDA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming mortgages for refinances. Its average interest rate and total loan related closing cost difference relative to other lenders for comparable borrowers by mortgages type is as follows.

Purchase/Refinance:
New Purchase MortgagesConformingJumboUSDA
Interest Rate Difference-0.00%+0.01%+0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$100+$5+$3
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.01%+0.01%+0.01%
National Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.03%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$38
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.03%
Average Star Rating(3.5)

As a summary, Choice Financial Group is similar to other lenders for Conforming, Jumbo and USDA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Choice Financial Group is similar to other lenders for Conforming 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 Choice Financial Group:

Registered name: Choice Financial Group
Registered city and state: Fargo, ND, 58104
Regulator: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Top holder: CHOICE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

* 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 Choice Financial Group’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.