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Mortgage Closing Costs Drop Seven Percent to $1,847

2015-08-03 09:05 ET - News Release

Origination Fees Fell Considerably While Third-Party Costs Rose

NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage closing costs declined seven percent over the past year and now average $1,847 on a $200,000 loan, according to Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE).

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Hawaii's average closing costs of $2,163 are the highest in the nation, followed by New Jersey($2,094), Connecticut($2,033), West Virginia($1,971) and Arizona($1,969).

The cheapest closing costs are in Ohio($1,613), Idaho($1,682), Wyoming($1,689), Utah($1,697) and Maine($1,727).

Nationwide, the average origination fee declined 22 percent to $1,041 and the average third-party fee rose 22 percent to $807.

"Homebuyers have more say over closing costs than they think," said Holden Lewis, Bankrate.com's senior mortgage analyst. "Costs vary between lenders, so everyone should compare at least three different options. You don't have to go with the lender your agent suggests."

Click here to view the average closing costs in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.:

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/closing-costs/closing-costs-by-state.aspx

Bankrate surveyed up to 10 lenders in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. in June 2015. Researchers obtained online good faith estimates for a $200,000 mortgage to buy a single-family home with a 20 percent down payment. Costs include fees charged by lenders, as well as third-party fees for services such as appraisals. The survey excludes discount points, taxes, title fees, property insurance, association fees, interest and other prepaid items.

About Bankrate, Inc.

Bankrate is a leading publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards, and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans, and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, CreditCards.com, InsuranceQuotes.com and Caring.com, our flagship websites, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, CarInsuranceQuotes.com, Insweb.com, CreditCards.ca, and NetQuote.com. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of over 600 local markets, Bankrate generates rate tables in all 50 U.S. states. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 100 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, AOL, CNBC, and Bloomberg. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 500 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe.

For more information: 
Ted Rossman 
Public Relations Director 
ted.rossman@bankrate.com 
(917) 368-8635

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SOURCE Bankrate, Inc.

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