Greater Iowa Credit Union Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

Is Greater Iowa Credit Union a cheap or expensive mortgage lender? To help you shop for a mortgage, we compare the interest rates and closing costs charged by Greater Iowa Credit Union to those of other lenders for a comparable set of borrowers. Here is our review of Greater Iowa Credit Union nationally:

Review ItemGreater Iowa Credit Union
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (+0.04%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (-$247)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, Greater Iowa Credit Union’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (+0.04%). Its loan related closing costs were also similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of -$247. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Greater Iowa Credit Union tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Greater Iowa Credit Union, check out its website at: https://www.greateriowacu.org.

Greater Iowa Credit Union’s Rate Review by City

Mortgage lenders often set different rates in different geographical markets. For our list of the top mortgage lenders by city, click here. In particular, among the cities we track Greater Iowa Credit Union was most active in:

  1. Des Moines, IA
  2. Fort Dodge, IA
  3. Newton, IA
  4. Denison, IA
  5. Atlantic, IA

Greater Iowa Credit Union’s Rate Review by Mortgage Type

Mortgage lenders also tend to charge different interest rates and closing costs depending on the type of mortgage. In our data, Greater Iowa Credit Union originated Conforming and Jumbo mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming mortgages for refinances. Its average interest rate and total loan related closing cost difference relative to other lenders for comparable borrowers by mortgages type is as follows.

Purchase/Refinance:
New Purchase MortgagesConformingJumbo
Interest Rate Difference+0.01%+0.00%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$190-$5
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.01%+0.00%
National Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConforming
Interest Rate Difference+0.08%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$310
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference+0.02%
Average Star Rating(3.5)

As a summary, Greater Iowa Credit Union is similar to other lenders for Conforming and Jumbo purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Greater Iowa Credit Union is similar to other lenders for Conforming mortgage refinance. Nevertheless, individual circumstances can matter a lot for mortgage rates, and we always recommend shopping among several of our top mortgage lenders in your area before signing.

Other information about Greater Iowa Credit Union:

Registered name: Greater Iowa Credit Union
Registered city and state: Ames, IA, 50010
Regulator: National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

* Source of the data is Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and is for mortgages originated in the past year. Our comparable mortgages analysis controls for Greater Iowa Credit Union’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 commuting zone. Cost adjusted rates were computed based on each percent of the loan amount in above average loan related closing costs being worth +0.15 of a percentage point in interest rate. Furthermore, the amounts are regularized using a Bayesian approach to control for small samples.