Is NMSI Inc An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

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

Interest Rate: higher than average (+0.08%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: higher than average (+$306)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a expensive lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, NMSI Inc originated 2785 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in CA (0.4% market share), VA (0.1% market share), and GA (0.0% market share).

On average, NMSI Inc’s interest rates were higher than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.08%).1The comparable mortgages control for NMSI 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 $5828, which was higher than those of comparable mortgages at $5522, with a difference of +$306. Overall, we estimate that NMSI Inc tends to be an expensive lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.09% 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. Therefore, we recommend comparing your rate and fees with at least a few other lenders before signing with NMSI Inc.

NMSI Inc originated Conforming, FHA and Jumbo 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 NMSI Inc compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAJumbo
Interest Rate Difference+0.07%-0.01%+0.32%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$430-$852+$1368
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.09%-0.04%+0.35%

Based on the table above, NMSI Inc is similar to other lenders for FHA purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming and Jumbo purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from NMSI Inc compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.08%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$86
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.08%

Based on the table above, NMSI Inc is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about NMSI Inc:

Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
Registered city and state: LOS ANGELES, CA, 90010

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for NMSI 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.