get_best_rates
Best rates by product
Top live rates from MonitorBankRates.com for one product (CDs by term, savings, money market, checking, mortgages, refinance, home equity, auto loans, personal loans, credit cards), nationally, for one U.S. state, or for a city (local branches first). Returns one best quote per institution with the institution health grade, minimum deposit, as-of date, and a link. Use list_rate_keys to see valid product_key values (e.g. "12-month", "high-yield_savings", "30-year", "refinance-30-year", "new-auto").
输入参数citylimitstatemin_depositproduct_key必填institution_type
get_average_rates
Average rates and trends
MonitorBankRates national or state average rates (APY for deposits, APR for loans) computed daily from every published rate across 8,000+ banks and credit unions. Returns the latest value, change over 1 week / 1 month / 3 months, institution and quote counts, and a daily history. Good for "what are CD rates doing", "average mortgage rate in Texas", "average refinance rate", "are savings rates falling".
输入参数dayskeys必填state
search_institutions
Find a bank or credit union
Search MonitorBankRates' directory of 8,000+ U.S. banks and credit unions by name. Returns matches with type, home state, MBR health grade, how many rates are tracked, and the slug to pass to get_institution.
输入参数limitquery必填
get_institution
Institution rates and health grade
All current deposit and loan rates MonitorBankRates tracks for one bank or credit union, plus its MBR health letter grade, star rating, Texas ratio, branch states, and page link. Pass the slug from search_institutions.
输入参数slug必填
get_mortgage_lenders
Top mortgage lenders and brokers
Mortgage lenders and brokers in a U.S. state or city, ranked by home loans closed in the latest federal HMDA (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) data, from the MonitorBankRates lender directory. Returns each lender's loans closed, market share, approval share, median loan, loan programs (Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, HELOC), headquarters, and MBR health grade for banks and credit unions. Good for "best mortgage lenders in Florida", "FHA lenders in Tampa", "credit unions that do mortgages in Ohio".
输入参数citylimitstate必填programlender_type
calculate_loan
Loan payment calculator
Payment estimates at today's MonitorBankRates average rate for the state (or national), or a rate you pass. calculator = mortgage (monthly principal and interest; pass amount, or home_price and optional down_payment), refinance (new payment, and with current_rate the monthly savings and breakeven months), home_equity_loan (fixed payment), heloc (interest only payment during the draw period, payment once repayment starts, and the payment if the rate rises 1 point), or auto. Returns the inputs and assumptions used and a link to the matching MonitorBankRates calculator page.
输入参数ratestateyearsamountcalculator必填draw_yearshome_pricecurrent_ratedown_paymentclosing_costscurrent_years_left
get_index
Housing affordability and insurance indexes
MonitorBankRates proprietary indexes. "hai" = MBR Housing Affordability Index (daily; 100 = median household exactly affords the median home at today's average 30-year rate; higher is more affordable), with national score, state score and rank, and 90-day history; with a city, the city score, its rank in the state, and the home value, income and payment behind it. "hibi" = Home Insurance Burden Index and "aibi" = Auto Insurance Burden Index (annual; 100 = U.S. average burden; higher is heavier), with state rankings plus an estimated monthly homeowners or car insurance cost for the state or city, by insurer, with the cheapest insurer.
输入参数cityindex必填state
list_rate_keys
List rate keys and states
Lists every rate key accepted by get_best_rates and get_average_rates with its label, product group, and whether it is measured as APY (deposits) or APR (loans). Also lists U.S. state codes.
无需输入参数。