New Wave Lending Group Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemNew Wave Lending Group
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.09%)
Loan Related Closing Costslower than other lenders (-$858)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(4)

On average, New Wave Lending Group’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (-0.09%). On the other hand, its loan related closing costs were lower than those of other lenders, with a difference of -$858. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that New Wave Lending Group tends to be a cheap lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit New Wave Lending Group, check out its website at: https://www.newwavelending.com.

New Wave Lending Group’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 New Wave Lending Group was most active in:

  1. Los Angeles, CA
  2. San Francisco, CA
  3. San Diego, CA
  4. Bakersfield, CA
  5. San Jose, CA

New Wave Lending Group’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, New Wave Lending Group originated Conforming and FHA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, 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 MortgagesConformingFHA
Interest Rate Difference-0.08%-0.00%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$143-$109
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.08%-0.01%
National Star Rating(4)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConformingJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.09%+0.03%-0.00%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$1274+$39-$70
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.14%+0.03%-0.00%
Average Star Rating(4)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, New Wave Lending Group is cheap for Conforming purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for FHA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, New Wave Lending Group is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance. It is similar to other lenders for 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 New Wave Lending Group:

Registered name: New Wave Lending Group Inc
Registered city and state: CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA, 91748
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 New Wave Lending Group’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.