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Bank of America, National Association vs NEWREZ 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 $11,847 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%

NEWREZ LLC

6.625%

Median rate

Median fees
$5,871
Disclosed APR here
6.862%
Cost over 7 years
$114,625
Loans in 2025
66,567
Bought discount points
62.0%
Purchases / refinances
39.8% / 60.1%

Fees and rate trade against each other. 17.5% of Bank of America, National Association borrowers bought discount points, against 62.0% at NEWREZ 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 NEWREZ LLC Median fees, Bank of America, National Association Median fees, NEWREZ LLC
California 17,758 5,772 $5,121 $6,487
Florida 7,938 5,643 $5,591 $7,026
Texas 6,141 4,793 $4,411 $7,109
North Carolina 4,880 2,787 $4,169 $6,749
New Jersey 5,136 1,951 $6,115 $5,319
New York 3,897 3,123 $5,892 $8,038
Washington 3,420 2,702 $5,174 $6,014
Georgia 3,440 2,480 $4,649 $5,713
Virginia 2,688 2,175 $4,665 $5,326
Illinois 2,889 1,857 $4,443 $4,653
Massachusetts 3,551 1,151 $5,223 $5,632
Arizona 2,582 1,845 $5,033 $6,669

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.