Is Klein Bank An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

We compare mortgage interest rate and loan related closing costs at Klein Bank with other lenders for mortgages with similar borrower characteristics:

Interest Rate: lower than average (-0.05%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: higher than average (+$1107)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a expensive lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Klein Bank originated 580 mortgages, a national market share of 0.0%. It was most active in MN (0.5% market share), WI (0.0% market share), and SD (0.0% market share).

On average, Klein Bank’s interest rates were lower than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.05%).1The comparable mortgages control for Klein 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 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 $5092, which was higher than those of comparable mortgages at $3985, with a difference of +$1107. Overall, we estimate that Klein Bank tends to be an expensive lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of +0.05% 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. Therefore, we recommend comparing your rate and fees with at least a few other lenders before signing with Klein Bank.

Klein Bank originated Conforming and FHA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming 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 Klein Bank compared to other lenders

ConformingFHA
Interest Rate Difference-0.04%-0.11%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference+$1206+$922
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.07%-0.03%

Based on the table above, Klein Bank is similar to other lenders for FHA purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Conforming purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Klein Bank compared to other lenders

Conforming
Interest Rate Difference-0.06%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$862
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.04%

Based on the table above, Klein Bank is similar to other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance.

Other information about Klein Bank:

Regulator: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) 
Top holder: KLEIN FINANCIAL, INC.
Registered city and state: Evansville, IN, 47708

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Footnotes

Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Klein 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 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.