Is Suntrust Mortgage, Inc An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Suntrust Mortgage, Inc with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: lower than average (-0.22%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: lower than average (-$719)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a cheap lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Suntrust Mortgage, Inc originated 16916 mortgages, a national market share of 0.3%. It was most active in DC (1.9% market share), MD (1.5% market share), and VA (1.2% market share).

On average, Suntrust Mortgage, Inc’s interest rates were lower than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.22%).1The comparable mortgages control for Suntrust Mortgage, Inc’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 $3747, which was lower than those of comparable mortgages at $4466, with a difference of -$719. Overall, we estimate that Suntrust Mortgage, Inc tends to be an cheap lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.27% 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 Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.

Suntrust Mortgage, Inc originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo and VA 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 Suntrust Mortgage, Inc compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAJumboUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.24%-0.31%-0.14%-0.22%-0.26%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference-$564-$589-$749+$13-$793
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.28%-0.37%-0.16%-0.22%-0.32%

Based on the table above, Suntrust Mortgage, Inc is cheap for Conforming, FHA, Jumbo, USDA and VA purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Suntrust Mortgage, Inc compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.20%-0.18%-0.10%-0.17%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$891-$1221-$1185-$2005
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.28%-0.35%-0.13%-0.37%

Based on the table above, Suntrust Mortgage, Inc is cheap for Conforming, FHA, Jumbo and VA mortgage refinance.

Other information about Suntrust Mortgage, Inc:

Regulator: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) 
Registered city and state: RICHMOND, VA, 23224

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Suntrust Mortgage, Inc’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.