Is The First National Bank of Long Island An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at The First National Bank of Long Island with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: lower than average (-0.21%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: lower than average (-$1195)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a cheap lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, The First National Bank of Long Island originated 608 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in NY (0.2% market share), CT (0.1% market share), and NJ (0.0% market share).

On average, The First National Bank of Long Island’s interest rates were lower than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.21%).1The comparable mortgages control for The First National Bank of Long Island’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 $5040, which was lower than those of comparable mortgages at $6234, with a difference of -$1195. Overall, we estimate that The First National Bank of Long Island tends to be an cheap lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.25% 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 The First National Bank of Long Island.

The First National Bank of Long Island originated Conforming and Jumbo mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming and Jumbo 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 The First National Bank of Long Island compared to other lenders

ConformingJumbo
Interest Rate Difference-0.23%-0.07%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference-$1433-$1045
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.29%-0.09%

Based on the table above, The First National Bank of Long Island is cheap for Conforming and Jumbo purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from The First National Bank of Long Island compared to other lenders

ConformingJumbo
Interest Rate Difference-0.32%-0.27%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$1139-$909
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.36%-0.29%

Based on the table above, The First National Bank of Long Island is cheap for Conforming and Jumbo mortgage refinance.

Other information about The First National Bank of Long Island:

Regulator: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) 
Top holder: FIRST OF LONG ISLAND CORPORATION, THE
Registered city and state: Glen Head, NY, 11545

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for The First National Bank of Long Island’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.