Is Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: similar to average (-0.05%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: lower than average (-$311)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a cheap lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville originated 383 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in KY (0.5% market share), IN (0.0% market share), and MS (0.0% market share).

On average, Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.05%).1The comparable mortgages control for Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville’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 $2740, which was lower than those of comparable mortgages at $3052, with a difference of -$311. Overall, we estimate that Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville tends to be an cheap lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.09% 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 Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville.

Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville originated Conforming and FHA 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 Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville compared to other lenders

ConformingFHA
Interest Rate Difference+0.00%-0.16%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference-$281-$222
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.03%-0.20%

Based on the table above, Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville is cheap for FHA purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for Conforming purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.16%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$518
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.23%

Based on the table above, Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville:

Regulator: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 
Top holder: CITIZENS UNION BANCORP OF SHELBYVILLE, INC.
Registered city and state: Shelbyville, KY, 40065

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Citizens Union Bank of Shelbyville’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.