CIT Bank Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemCIT Bank
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (+0.03%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (+$25)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, CIT Bank’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (+0.03%). Its loan related closing costs were also similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of +$25. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that CIT Bank 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 CIT Bank, check out its website at: https://www.cit.com.

CIT Bank’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 CIT Bank was most active in:

  1. Los Angeles, CA
  2. Seattle, WA
  3. San Francisco, CA
  4. San Diego, CA
  5. Denver, CO

CIT Bank’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, CIT Bank originated Conforming, FHA and Jumbo mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming and Jumbo 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 MortgagesConformingFHAJumbo
Interest Rate Difference-0.07%-0.03%+0.03%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$199-$265+$167
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.08%-0.04%+0.03%
National Star Rating(4)(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConformingJumbo
Interest Rate Difference+0.00%+0.09%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$353+$216
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.01%+0.10%
Average Star Rating(3.5)(3)

As a summary, CIT Bank is cheap for Conforming purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for FHA and Jumbo purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, CIT Bank is similar to other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance. It is more expensive than other lenders for Jumbo 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 CIT Bank:

Registered name: Cit Bank
Registered city and state: Pasadena, CA, 91103
Regulator: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Top holder: CIT GROUP 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 CIT Bank’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.