Is Alabama One Credit Union An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Alabama One Credit Union with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: similar to average (-0.02%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: similar to average (-$78)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a average cost lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Alabama One Credit Union originated 202 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was primarily active in AL (0.2% market share) and FL (0.0% market share).

On average, Alabama One Credit Union’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.02%).1The comparable mortgages control for Alabama One 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 $2679, which was similar to those of comparable mortgages at $2758, with a difference of -$78. Overall, we estimate that Alabama One Credit Union tends to be an average cost lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.04% 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 Alabama One Credit Union.

Alabama One Credit Union originated Conforming mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming mortgages for refinances. 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 Alabama One Credit Union compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.03%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$365
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.06%

Based on the table above, Alabama One Credit Union is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Alabama One Credit Union compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.05%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$374
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.10%

Based on the table above, Alabama One Credit Union is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Alabama One Credit Union:

Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) 
Registered city and state: Tuscaloosa, AL, 35404

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Alabama One 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.
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.