We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at TruChoice Federal Credit Union with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:
Interest Rate: higher than average (+0.15%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: lower than average (-$1151)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a average cost lender.
This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, TruChoice Federal Credit Union originated 73 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was primarily active in ME, with a 0.3% market share.
On average, TruChoice Federal Credit Union’s interest rates were higher than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.15%).1The comparable mortgages control for TruChoice Federal 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 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 $2164, which was lower than those of comparable mortgages at $3314, with a difference of -$1151. Overall, we estimate that TruChoice Federal Credit Union tends to be an average cost lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.01% 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 TruChoice Federal Credit Union.
TruChoice Federal Credit Union 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 TruChoice Federal Credit Union compared to other lenders
Conforming | |
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Interest Rate Difference | +0.15% |
Loan related Closing Cost Difference | -$1151 |
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference | +0.01% |
Based on the table above, TruChoice Federal Credit Union is similar to other lenders for Conforming purchase mortgages.
Other information about TruChoice Federal Credit Union:
Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
Registered city and state: South Portland, ME, 04106