Nations Reliable Lending Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemNations Reliable Lending
Interest Ratehigher than other lenders (+0.15%)
Loan Related Closing Costshigher than other lenders (+$576)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(2.5)

On average, Nations Reliable Lending’s interest rates were higher than those of other lenders (+0.15%). Its loan related closing costs were also higher than those of other lenders, with a difference of +$576. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Nations Reliable Lending tends to be an expensive lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Nations Reliable Lending, check out its website at: https://nrlmortgage.com.

Nations Reliable Lending’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 Nations Reliable Lending was most active in:

  1. Houston, TX
  2. Austin, TX
  3. Cincinnati, OH
  4. Gainesville, FL
  5. San Antonio, TX

Nations Reliable Lending’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, Nations Reliable Lending originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases and refinances. Its average interest rate and total loan related closing cost difference relative to other lenders by mortgages type is as follows.

Purchase/Refinance:
New Purchase MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference+0.11%+0.24%+0.00%+0.05%+0.12%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$589+$812+$22+$103+$35
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.16%+0.31%+0.00%+0.06%+0.12%
National Star Rating(2.5)(2)(3.5)(3)(3)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.01%+0.02%+0.01%+0.00%+0.02%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$301+$159+$50+$65-$5
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.02%+0.03%+0.02%+0.01%+0.02%
Average Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, Nations Reliable Lending is similar to other lenders for Jumbo purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming, FHA, USDA and VA purchase mortgages. For refinancing, Nations Reliable Lending is similar to other lenders for Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA 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 Nations Reliable Lending:

Registered name: Nations Reliable Lending
Registered city and state: Houston, TX, 77027
Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

* 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 Nations Reliable Lending’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.