Is Bankers’ Bank An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

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

Interest Rate: similar to average (-0.03%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: similar to average (-$163)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a cheap lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Bankers’ Bank originated 630 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in IA (0.3% market share), WI (0.3% market share), and IN (0.0% market share).

On average, Bankers’ Bank’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.03%).1The comparable mortgages control for Bankers’ Bank’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 $2457, which was similar to those of comparable mortgages at $2620, with a difference of -$163. Overall, we estimate that Bankers’ Bank tends to be an cheap lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.06% 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 Bankers’ Bank.

Bankers’ Bank originated Conforming and USDA 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 Bankers’ Bank compared to other lenders

ConformingUSDA
Interest Rate Difference+0.01%-0.11%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference-$104-$239
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.00%-0.16%

Based on the table above, Bankers’ Bank is cheap for USDA purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for Conforming purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Bankers’ Bank compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.08%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$240
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.12%

Based on the table above, Bankers’ Bank is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Bankers’ Bank:

Regulator: Federal Reserve System (FRS) 
Top holder: BANKERS' BANCORPORATION, INC.
Registered city and state: MADISON, WI, 53717

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Bankers’ Bank’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.