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Bank of America, National Association vs CMG MORTGAGE, INC.

Both lenders' 2025 filings, side by side: the rate and the fees their borrowers actually got, and what the difference is worth over 7 years.

Over 7 years on a $245,000 loan, the median terms at Bank of America, National Association come out $13,845 cheaper.

Bank of America, National Association is ahead from the first payment and stays there.

Same loan on both sides — $245,000 over 30 years — priced at each lender's median rate and median fees for 2025. It is not a quote: HMDA records what borrowers received, and the two lenders serve different borrowers.

Cheaper over 7 years

Bank of America, National Association

6.000%

Median rate

Median fees
$4,774
Disclosed APR here
6.185%
Cost over 7 years
$102,778
Loans in 2025
88,530
Bought discount points
17.5%
Purchases / refinances
30.3% / 22.7%

CMG MORTGAGE, INC.

6.625%

Median rate

Median fees
$7,869
Disclosed APR here
6.944%
Cost over 7 years
$116,623
Loans in 2025
70,020
Bought discount points
46.1%
Purchases / refinances
81.2% / 18.1%

Fees and rate trade against each other. 17.5% of Bank of America, National Association borrowers bought discount points, against 46.1% at CMG MORTGAGE, INC. — paying up front to lower the rate shows up as higher fees and a lower rate at once, which is exactly what the seven-year figure above is built to settle. Run your own two offers

Where both of them lend

The states where the two overlap most, by combined volume. Same market, same rules, different numbers.

State Bank of America, National Association CMG MORTGAGE, INC. Median fees, Bank of America, National Association Median fees, CMG MORTGAGE, INC.
California 17,758 4,698 $5,121 $8,782
Texas 6,141 10,655 $4,411 $9,874
Florida 7,938 4,388 $5,591 $9,685
Washington 3,420 5,796 $5,174 $8,073
New Jersey 5,136 2,257 $6,115 $9,450
North Carolina 4,880 1,177 $4,169 $6,636
Massachusetts 3,551 2,329 $5,223 $5,808
Tennessee 1,499 3,925 $4,347 $8,602
New York 3,897 1,410 $5,892 $8,822
Virginia 2,688 2,325 $4,665 $7,620
Pennsylvania 1,841 2,626 $5,397 $7,490
Arizona 2,582 1,792 $5,033 $9,116

Figures are medians of loans actually originated in , as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for % of loans here — see methodology.