Is Centennial Lending Group LLC. An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Centennial Lending Group LLC. with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: similar to average (+0.05%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: higher than average (+$527)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a expensive lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Centennial Lending Group LLC. originated 495 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in PA (0.1% market share), NJ (0.1% market share), and DE (0.0% market share).

On average, Centennial Lending Group LLC.’s interest rates were similar to those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (+0.05%).1The comparable mortgages control for Centennial Lending Group LLC.’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 $6086, which was higher than those of comparable mortgages at $5558, with a difference of +$527. Overall, we estimate that Centennial Lending Group LLC. tends to be an expensive lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.09% 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. Therefore, we recommend comparing your rate and fees with at least a few other lenders before signing with Centennial Lending Group LLC..

Centennial Lending Group LLC. originated Conforming and FHA 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 Centennial Lending Group LLC. compared to other lenders

ConformingFHA
Interest Rate Difference+0.04%+0.06%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$505+$515
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.07%+0.10%

Based on the table above, Centennial Lending Group LLC. is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming and FHA purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Centennial Lending Group LLC. compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.06%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$723
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.13%

Based on the table above, Centennial Lending Group LLC. is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Centennial Lending Group LLC.:

Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
Registered city and state: MAPLE GLEN, PA, 19002

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Centennial Lending Group LLC.’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.