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New Hampshire · Q1 2026

New Hampshire Closing Cost Index

What New Hampshire borrowers paid in mortgage closing costs in 2025, drawn from FFIEC HMDA filings across 324 lenders.

Loans
21,628
Lenders
324
Median total loan cost
$4,720

Published 2026-04-29.

New Hampshire · headline

The gap between New Hampshire's lowest- and highest-cost ranked lenders in 2025 was $7,158 on a typical loan — borrowers using Freedom Mortgage paid roughly 1185% more than borrowers using Granite State Credit Union on similar loans.

Source: FFIEC HMDA 2025 (n=21,628)

In 2025, 324 mortgage lenders originated 21,628 reportable loans in New Hampshire according to FFIEC HMDA data. The median borrower paid $4,720 in total loan costs. That is 11.3% above the national median across all 50 states and DC.

New Hampshire's median total loan cost was $4,720, 11.3% above the national median of $4,242. On a typical loan, that translates to roughly $478 more than borrowers paid in the average state.

Top lenders in New Hampshire by 2025 volume

Granite State Credit Union posted the lowest median total loan costs at $604, 87.2% below the New Hampshire median. Across the ranked lenders, 11 earned an A grade against peer averages and 2 fell to D or F.

Median total loan costs · top 10 lenders
CMG FinancialCMG Financial — median $4,307 · 2,326 reports · grade A$4,307loanDepot.com, LLCloanDepot.com, LLC — median $4,311 · 582 reports · grade A$4,311Guild MortgageGuild Mortgage — median $4,515 · 652 reports · grade A$4,515Guaranteed RateGuaranteed Rate — median $4,644 · 363 reports · grade A$4,644Fairway Independent M…Fairway Independent Mortgage — median $4,676 · 602 reports · grade A$4,676Emm Loans LLCEmm Loans LLC — median $4,914 · 779 reports · grade A$4,914CrossCountry MortgageCrossCountry Mortgage — median $5,037 · 595 reports · grade A$5,037Rocket MortgageRocket Mortgage — median $5,200 · 2,294 reports · grade A$5,200Mortgage Research Cen…Mortgage Research Center, LLC — median $6,251 · 380 reports · grade C$6,251United Wholesale Mort…United Wholesale Mortgage — median $6,739 · 1,803 reports · grade D$6,739

Lower bars = lower median total loan costs. Hover (or tap) bars for sample size and grade. Bar color groups lenders into cost quartiles.

Lenders below 30 records in New Hampshire are excluded from this ranking. See full methodology.

Top 10 lenders by 2025 volume in New Hampshire

Same 10 lenders as the chart above, ranked here by 2025 HMDA loan count.

Notable findings

New Hampshire median total loan cost

New Hampshire borrowers paid a median $4,720 in total loan costs in 2025, based on 21,628 HMDA-reported loans across 324 lenders.

FFIEC HMDA 2025

Lender spread in New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, the gap between Granite State Credit Union ($604 median) and Freedom Mortgage ($7,762 median) was $7,158 on a typical 2025 loan.

FFIEC HMDA 2025

New Hampshire vs. national

New Hampshire closing costs ran 11.3% above the national median ($4,242) in 2025.

FFIEC HMDA 2025

Fees and credits in New Hampshire, 2025

The median origination charge in New Hampshire was $1,695, with the typical lender clustering tightly around that figure. Discount points appeared on 43% of loans, with a median paid amount of $2,180 when present — meaningful enough that shoppers should ask whether quoted points actually buy down their rate cost-effectively. Lender credits offsetting closing costs were issued on 34% of loans, with a median credit of $500.

Median origination
$1,695

Avg $3,506

Discount points
43%

Median $2,180 when present

Lender credits
34%

Median $500 when issued

HMDA itemizes origination, discount points, and lender credits. Title insurance, recording fees, and transfer tax (relevant in New Hampshire) are not separately reported in HMDA — see our state benchmark page for those. See full methodology.

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