United Bank Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemUnited Bank
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.04%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (-$75)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, United Bank’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (-0.04%). Its loan related closing costs were also similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of -$75. We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit United Bank, check out its website at: https://www.bankwithunited.com.

United Bank’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 United Bank was most active in:

  1. Morgantown, WV
  2. Charleston, WV
  3. Frederick, MD
  4. Huntington, WV
  5. Beckley, WV

In addition, United Bank is our top ranked/best mortgage lender in terms of interest rate and closing costs in:

United Bank’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, United Bank originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo and VA 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 MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.05%-0.04%+0.00%-0.03%-0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$34-$15-$13-$18-$5
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.05%-0.04%+0.00%-0.03%-0.02%
National Star Rating(4)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.04%+0.01%+0.00%-0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$158-$30-$1-$27
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.05%-0.00%+0.00%-0.01%
Average Star Rating(4)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, United Bank is cheap for Conforming purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, United Bank is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance. It is similar to other lenders for FHA, Jumbo 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 United Bank:

Registered name: United Bank Va
Registered city and state: DUNBAR, WV, 25064
Regulator: Federal Reserve System (FRS)
Top holder: UNITED BANKSHARES, INC.

* 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 United 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 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.