Castparts FCU Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemCastparts FCU
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (+0.03%)
Loan Related Closing Costslower than other lenders (-$366)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, Castparts FCU’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (+0.03%). On the other hand, its loan related closing costs were lower than those of other lenders, with a difference of -$366. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Castparts FCU 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 Castparts FCU, check out its website at: https://castpartsfcu.org.

Castparts FCU’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 Castparts FCU was most active in:

  1. Portland, OR
  2. Eugene, OR
  3. Longview, WA
  4. Lincoln City, OR

Castparts FCU’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, Castparts FCU originated Conforming and USDA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming 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 MortgagesConformingUSDA
Interest Rate Difference+0.02%-0.00%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$234-$26
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.01%-0.01%
National Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.04%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$455
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.00%
Average Star Rating(3.5)

As a summary, Castparts FCU is similar to other lenders for Conforming and USDA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Castparts FCU is similar to other lenders for Conforming 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 Castparts FCU:

Registered name: Castparts Empl FCU
Registered city and state: Portland, OR, 97206
Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

* 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 Castparts FCU’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.