Crestmark Mortgage Company Interest Rate and Cost Review

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

Review ItemCrestmark Mortgage Company
Interest Ratelower than other lenders (-0.13%)
Loan Related Closing Costshigher than other lenders (+$1450)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(4)

On average, Crestmark Mortgage Company’s interest rates were lower than those of other lenders (-0.13%). On the other hand, its loan related closing costs were higher than those of other lenders, with a difference of +$1450. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that Crestmark Mortgage Company tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit Crestmark Mortgage Company, check out its website at: https://www.houseloan.com/crestmarkmortgage/.

Crestmark Mortgage Company’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 Crestmark Mortgage Company was most active in:

  1. Houston, TX
  2. San Antonio, TX
  3. Dallas, TX
  4. Austin, TX
  5. Frisco, TX

Crestmark Mortgage Company’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, Crestmark Mortgage Company originated Conforming, FHA, Jumbo and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, FHA and VA 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 MortgagesConformingFHAJumboVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.12%-0.21%-0.02%-0.13%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$1862+$1437+$171-$410
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.03%-0.14%-0.01%-0.15%
National Star Rating(3.5)(4)(3.5)(4)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.06%-0.01%+0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$182+$38-$42
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.05%-0.01%+0.01%
Average Star Rating(4)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, Crestmark Mortgage Company is cheap for FHA and VA purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for Conforming and Jumbo purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, Crestmark Mortgage Company is cheap for Conforming mortgage refinance. It is similar to other lenders for FHA and VA 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 Crestmark Mortgage Company:

Registered name: Crestmark Mortgage Company Ltd
Registered city and state: HOUSTON, TX, 77027
Regulator: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

* 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 Crestmark Mortgage Company’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.