Compared to peers, Vanderbilt charges minorities the most

Under federal rules, a lender making a “higher-priced” loan must disclose data about its interest rate. Among the 25 companies that originated at least 500 such mobile-home loans over the past five years, Clayton Homes’ Vanderbilt Mortgage gave the highest rates to minority borrowers as compared to whites.

Vanderbilt Mortgage

10 companies with most "higher-priced" loans

0.73

Smaller companies

San Antonio Federal Credit Union

0.32

Size of circle represents number of "higher-priced" loans

Centier Bank

1

U.S. Bank

0.28

0.39

American Financial Resources

-0.02

0.5

Borrowing rates for minorities

and whites are the same at 0

0

0

0.46

0.01

First Federal Bank

Charleston, SC

0.13

Wells Fargo Bank

21st Mortgage*

0.06

-0.5

Southwest Stage Funding

Origen Financial Services

Rate gap between

whites, minorities

-2.34

10 companies with most "higher-priced" loans

Smaller companies

Size of circle represents number of "higher-priced" loans

Rate gap between whites, minorities:

-0.5

0

0.5

1

0.73

Vanderbilt Mortgage

0.39

U.S. Bank

0.32

San Antonio Federal Credit Union

0.13

21st Morgage*

-0.02

American Financial Resources

-2.34

Origen Financial Services

0

Borrowing rates for minorities and whites are the same at 0

*21st Mortgage is also a Clayton Homes lender but works primarily with retail lots not owned by Clayton.
Source: Analysis of FFIEC data, 2010-14 GARLAND POTTS / THE SEATTLE TIMES