Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemCommonwealth Bank and Trust Company
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.01%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (-$212)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (-0.01%). Its loan related closing costs were also similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of -$212. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company, check out its website at: https://cbandt.com.

Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company’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 Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company was most active in:

  1. Louisville, KY
  2. Elizabethtown, KY
  3. Bardstown, KY
  4. Cincinnati, OH
  5. Lexington-Fayette, KY

Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company’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, Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company 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+0.00%+0.05%+0.01%-0.01%-0.05%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$152-$16-$1-$19-$238
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.01%+0.05%+0.01%-0.02%-0.06%
National Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(4)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.04%-0.01%+0.00%+0.00%-0.08%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$311-$57+$0+$0-$773
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.07%-0.02%+0.00%+0.00%-0.14%
Average Star Rating(4)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)(4)

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

Registered name: Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company
Registered city and state: LOUISVILLE, KY, 40222
Regulator: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Top holder: COMMONWEALTH BANCSHARES, 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 Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company’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.