Is West View Savings Bank An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

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

Interest Rate: lower than average (-0.13%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: similar to average (+$223)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a cheap lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, West View Savings Bank originated 50 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was primarily active in PA, with a 0.0% market share.

On average, West View Savings Bank’s interest rates were lower than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.13%).1The comparable mortgages control for West View Savings 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 $4890, which was similar to those of comparable mortgages at $4667, with a difference of +$223. Overall, we estimate that West View Savings Bank tends to be an cheap lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.10% 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 West View Savings Bank.

West View Savings Bank originated Conforming 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 West View Savings Bank compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.13%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$223
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.10%

Based on the table above, West View Savings Bank is cheap for Conforming purchase mortgages.

Other information about West View Savings Bank:

Regulator: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 
Top holder: WVS FINANCIAL CORP.
Registered city and state: Wexford, PA, 15090

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for West View Savings 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.