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Bank of America, National Association vs NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

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 $27,238 cheaper.

Bank of America, National Association costs more at closing, so it only pulls ahead in month 3 — 3 months in. Leave sooner and the other side was the cheaper one.

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%

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC

7.625%

Median rate

Median fees
$3,955
Disclosed APR here
7.793%
Cost over 7 years
$130,016
Loans in 2025
52,217
Bought discount points
71.5%
Purchases / refinances
11.0% / 40.9%

Fees and rate trade against each other. 17.5% of Bank of America, National Association borrowers bought discount points, against 71.5% at NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC — 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 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Median fees, Bank of America, National Association Median fees, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
California 17,758 4,657 $5,121 $3,922
Florida 7,938 3,546 $5,591 $4,040
Texas 6,141 3,609 $4,411 $6,297
North Carolina 4,880 1,949 $4,169 $3,234
New Jersey 5,136 1,625 $6,115 $4,035
Georgia 3,440 2,560 $4,649 $3,906
Illinois 2,889 1,982 $4,443 $3,813
New York 3,897 959 $5,892 $8,986
Washington 3,420 1,403 $5,174 $3,655
Massachusetts 3,551 932 $5,223 $4,246
Virginia 2,688 1,764 $4,665 $3,932
Arizona 2,582 1,744 $5,033 $3,854

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.