Oregon Community Credit Union Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemOregon Community Credit Union
Interest Ratelower than other lenders (-0.31%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (-$230)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(5)

On average, Oregon Community Credit Union’s interest rates were lower than those of other lenders (-0.31%). On the other hand, its loan related closing costs were similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of -$230. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Oregon Community Credit Union tends to be a cheap lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is a fantastic rating and places it among the top 5% of lenders nationwide.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Oregon Community Credit Union, check out its website at: https://www.myoccu.org.

Oregon Community Credit Union’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 Oregon Community Credit Union was most active in:

  1. Eugene, OR
  2. Portland, OR
  3. Bend, OR
  4. Roseburg, OR
  5. Medford, OR

In addition, Oregon Community Credit Union is our top ranked/best mortgage lender in terms of interest rate and closing costs in:

Oregon Community Credit Union’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, Oregon Community Credit Union originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo and USDA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming and Jumbo 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 MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDA
Interest Rate Difference-0.24%+0.02%-0.04%+0.00%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$50-$18+$145+$37
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.25%+0.01%-0.04%+0.01%
National Star Rating(4.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConformingJumbo
Interest Rate Difference-0.36%+0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$329+$19
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.39%+0.01%
Average Star Rating(5)(3.5)

As a summary, Oregon Community Credit Union is cheap for Conforming purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for FHA, Jumbo and USDA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Oregon Community Credit Union is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance. It is similar to other lenders for Jumbo 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 Oregon Community Credit Union:

Registered name: Oregon Community Credit Union
Registered city and state: EUGENE, OR, 97408
Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

* 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 Oregon Community Credit Union’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.