Maine Savings Federal Credit Union Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemMaine Savings Federal Credit Union
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (+0.01%)
Loan Related Closing Costslower than other lenders (-$307)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, Maine Savings Federal Credit Union’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (+0.01%). On the other hand, its loan related closing costs were lower than those of other lenders, with a difference of -$307. We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, check out its website at: https://www.mainesavings.com.

Maine Savings Federal Credit Union’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 Maine Savings Federal Credit Union was most active in:

  1. Bangor, ME
  2. Portland, ME
  3. Manchester, NH
  4. Caribou, ME

In addition, Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is our top ranked/best mortgage lender in terms of interest rate and closing costs in:

Maine Savings Federal Credit Union’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, Maine Savings Federal Credit Union originated Conforming and Jumbo 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 MortgagesConformingJumbo
Interest Rate Difference-0.12%-0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$230-$3
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.14%-0.01%
National Star Rating(4)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.28%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$469
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.18%
Average Star Rating(2.5)

As a summary, Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is cheap for Conforming purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for Jumbo purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Maine Savings Federal Credit Union is more expensive than 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 Maine Savings Federal Credit Union:

Registered name: Maine Savings Federal Credit Union
Registered city and state: HAMPDEN, ME, 04444
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 Maine Savings Federal 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 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.