Top Mortgage Lenders in Montgomery, AL

Which mortgage lender in the Montgomery, AL area typically has the best rates? To help you narrow down where to shop for a mortgage, MortgageWaldo.com provides an objective and data driven ranking of mortgage lenders operating in the Montgomery, AL area by interest rate and market share. We maintain our independence by not accepting any compensation from the mortgage lenders we rank, and use data on all fixed rate mortgages that were closed in the past year to generate our rankings.

Going by historical data, the best mortgage lender in the Montgomery, AL area in terms of interest rate is Trustmark National Bank, with an average “Rate Difference” of -0.17%. This means that, comparing similar borrowers, Trustmark National Bank provided a -0.17% lower interest rate for its customers than other lenders in the area. Trustmark National Bank has a market share of 12.5%. It is the most popular lender in the Montgomery, AL area.

Our detailed ranking of mortgage lenders in the Montgomery, AL area is shown in the table below. In the table, we also give our assessment of whether they are, on average, a cheap/expensive lender through a star rating system. You can choose to tailor our ranking table to a specific mortgage type (Conventional/Jumbo/FHA/VA) and purpose (purchase/refinance) through the drop-down menu. For example, going by historical data, the cheapest lender for Conventional mortgages in Montgomery, AL is MAX Credit Union. If you want to take out a loan that is above conforming limits (above $548,250 or $822,375 depending on the area in 2021), the cheapest Jumbo mortgage provider is Synovus Bank. If on the other hand, you want lower down payment or credit score requirements, the cheapest FHA mortgage provider is Trustmark National Bank. The cheapest VA mortgage provider is also Trustmark National Bank. Note that as a consumer advocate we always recommend shopping among several of our top ranked lenders in order to get the best rates and fees.

Ranking of Mortgage Lenders in Montgomery, AL

* Data is compiled for the Montgomery, AL commuting zone area, which comprises of counties of Autauga County, AL, Butler County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, and Pike County, AL. This includes cities/towns/communities of Montgomery, AL as well as Prattville, AL, Pine Level, AL, Wetumpka, AL, Troy, AL, Holtville, AL, Millbrook, AL, Pike Road, AL, Deatsville, AL, Emerald Mountain, AL, Greenville, AL, Andalusia, AL, Eclectic, AL, Opp, AL, Coosada, AL, Gantt, AL, Luverne, AL, Prattville, AL, Hayneville, AL, River Falls, AL, Goshen, AL, Banks, AL, Brundidge, AL, Lockhart, AL, Billingsley, AL, Babbie, AL, Horn Hill, AL, Autaugaville, AL, White Hall, AL, Carolina, AL, Fort Deposit, AL, Brantley, AL, Georgiana, AL, Petrey, AL, McKenzie, AL, and Mosses, AL. Lenders must have made at least 30 loans in the area to be included. Source of the data is Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC). Rate Difference (the average difference of interest rates relative to those of other lenders) were computed by subtracting the rate at origination from the average predicted rate conditional on the commuting zone, borrower LTV, DTI, Loan Amount, Loan Type, and Loan Purpose, and then regularized based on a Bayesian approach to account for smaller sample sizes. Above-average mortgage closing costs were then added to the rate difference at a rate of +0.15/point. Star ratings were determined in intervals of 0.10% in rate difference per half star.

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