Is Wholesale Capital Corporation An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

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

Interest Rate: higher than average (+0.08%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: higher than average (+$753)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a expensive lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Wholesale Capital Corporation originated 638 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in CA (0.1% market share), AZ (0.0% market share), and MT (0.0% market share).

On average, Wholesale Capital Corporation’s interest rates were higher than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.08%).1The comparable mortgages control for Wholesale Capital Corporation’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 $7903, which was higher than those of comparable mortgages at $7149, with a difference of +$753. Overall, we estimate that Wholesale Capital Corporation tends to be an expensive lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.12% 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 Wholesale Capital Corporation.

Wholesale Capital Corporation originated Conforming, FHA 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 Wholesale Capital Corporation compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.09%+0.08%+0.10%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$1269-$139+$1370
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.15%+0.07%+0.15%

Based on the table above, Wholesale Capital Corporation is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming, FHA and VA purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Wholesale Capital Corporation compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.07%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$724
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.12%

Based on the table above, Wholesale Capital Corporation is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Wholesale Capital Corporation:

Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
Registered city and state: MORENO VALLEY, CA, 92553

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Wholesale Capital Corporation’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.