Is Parkside Lending LLC An Expensive Mortgage Lender?

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

Interest Rate: lower than average (-0.07%)
Loan Related Closing Costs: lower than average (-$670)
Assessment: this lender tends to be a cheap lender.

This scoreboard is based on data reported to FFIEC. In the data, Parkside Lending LLC originated 6188 mortgages, a national market share of 0.1%. It was most active in UT (0.6% market share), IL (0.3% market share), and CA (0.3% market share).

On average, Parkside Lending LLC’s interest rates were lower than those of comparable mortgages at other lenders (-0.07%).1The comparable mortgages control for Parkside Lending LLC’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 $4959, which was lower than those of comparable mortgages at $5629, with a difference of -$670. Overall, we estimate that Parkside Lending LLC tends to be an cheap lender, with a cost-adjusted-rate difference of -0.12% 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 Parkside Lending LLC.

Parkside Lending LLC originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo 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 Parkside Lending LLC compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.05%-0.33%+0.22%-0.09%
Loan related Closing Cost Difference-$406-$1197+$558-$350
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.08%-0.41%+0.23%-0.11%

Based on the table above, Parkside Lending LLC is cheap for Conforming, FHA and VA purchase mortgages. It is more expensive than other lenders for Jumbo purchase mortgages.

Mortgage Refinancing from Parkside Lending LLC compared to other lenders

ConformingFHAJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.05%-0.20%+0.10%-0.23%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$969-$1212-$1095-$1578
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.12%-0.29%+0.08%-0.33%

Based on the table above, Parkside Lending LLC is cheap for Conforming, FHA and VA mortgage refinance. It is more expensive than other lenders for Jumbo mortgage refinance.

Other information about Parkside Lending LLC:

Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
Registered city and state: SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94102

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Footnotes
1The comparable mortgages control for Parkside Lending LLC’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.