I have to thank Tammy McNeany and Lindsey Swanson in the Rockford office for their great work! We…read morecalled Tammy on May 3rd, and closed on our "Cash out Refi" May 30th. This could probably have been even faster if I had not been out of town most of May. When I was looking for a company to handle our Refi, I found that Tammy was at Wintrust. She handled our last two mortgages when she was at PNC, so I knew she was responsive and great to work with. I am glad I ignored negative reviews I found about Wintrust in general. Tammy promised a 30 day process, and delivered! When there was a minor problem with the Title company, Lindsey responded to my e-mail in 3 minutes, and Tammy followed up shortly after, and yes the issue was resolved quickly! I would use them again without any hesitation! Peter B.

Kris Bass and her team at Envoy Mortgage made the whole loan process a breeze…read more Communication was open and questions answered quickly & answers made to be easily understood. I would recommend Kris and Envoy Mortgage to family and friends for a smooth transition into home ownership.

Amanda Monette and her team at Envoy Mortgage were incredibly helpful and cordial throughout our…read morehome buying process. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to purchase a home.

My wife and I used Mike to acquire our first mortgage. We had a ton of questions along the way and…read moreMike answered each one knowledgably and patiently. We ended up having to move unexpectedly quickly and Mike's team took it in stride. We also did a fair amount of shopping and Mike's team charged the best price. Would recommend Mike to other potential home buyers.

Mike assisted in the purchase of our first home over the last few months. We were under contract in…read moreDecember but did not close until February, Mike remained communicative and informative throughout that entire timeline. This being our first purchase we had no idea what to expect, having met with Mike before we even made an offer we were educated as to what to expect in the process and what Mike and his team offered us. We felt far more confident from that initial meeting and knew we had the right team behind us. Throughout the process Mike kept us up to date regarding interest rate movements and helped us secure a very good rate. He answered our very specific questions, was incredibly timely in his responses back to us, and calmed any nerves we may have had. I highly recommend working with Mike, if you are looking to learn about the mortgage process give Mike a call, you will not be disappointed.

We heard about Ryan and Starting Point Realty through Reddit and could not be happier with our…read moreexperience. We moved to the area from out of state, and Ryan helped us every step of the way, from finding a short-term rental to finding our home and closing. What stood out most was how genuinely he cared about us. From day one, he treated us like longtime friends rather than clients. He also has an incredible network of people he trusts, and you could tell he genuinely cared about making sure everything was done right. Simply put, Ryan is knowledgeable, responsive, trustworthy, and a genuinely good dude. We would recommend him and his team to anyone looking for a realtor!

StartingPoint was an ideal choice for me as a first time home buyer. Ryan was patient, answered all…read moreof my many, many questions, and patiently showed me a ton of properties before I found the one that felt like home. They did such a good job that I never considered anyone else when I eventually sold that property 17 years later. The selling experience was as good as the buying experience, as it was also my first time selling a property. The process was made difficult by forces entirely outside of their control and they worked through it giving truly above-and-beyond effort. I always felt that I had a teammate and advocate working in my best interest throughout the process.

Phil and Rose did a great job helping us purchase our first home. What was particularly great was…read morethe fact that Phil returned our calls on the weekends and made the time after work hours. The Bukowski team were punctual and made sure we hit our marks. We had a very quick close and this was important. As first time home buyers they were helpful and patient with all our questions. They always went the extra mile to make sure we understood every step of the process. We would highly recommend them.

I have nothing but positive things to say about my experience using Two Roads Lending. Every single…read moreperson that helped me along the way was kind and so knowledgeable. They all made what could have been a stressful situation into an easy process. Everything went smoothly and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to refinance or for any other lending needs. I will always go with them in the future if I look into other properties or even refinancing my own. Can't thank you enough Phil, Rose, and Barb!

Dovenmuehle bought my mortgage from my last bank and to say I was underwhelmed by them from the…read morebeginning would be an understatement. Getting anyone on the phone is taxing, and when you do speak to someone it's a crap shoot on whether or not they will help and/or be personable. With the rates dropping I contacted Dovenmuehle to see if they offered options for loan modifications hoping it would be cheaper than a complete refinance. They said they'd send me info on the process. Well, they instead put me into forbearance and stopped my auto payments. It took almost a month of phone calls and time to straighten it out and get out of forbearance.....something in ever should have been in! I wouldn't doubt it was a stat for them. Well, the good news is they just sold my loan to another bank. I was going to refinance just to get away from Dovenmuehle but now I'll give it a couple months to see how this one goes. What's the harm in having yet another bank have all of my info.

My credit line got bought out by Dovenmuehle and it was the most stressful bank I have dealt with…read more Very poor communication. Lacked professionalism. Every time I called in, I had to answer tons questions, even though I provided account #, social, last payment etc.... And even still sometimes they would not give me any info. The service was so poor and sketchy that I decided to just pay the loan off and not deal with that kind of bank. Even the payoff method was sketchy. I received payoff instructions that to be hand typed, and the look like it was out from a printer and running out of ink. I couldn't read the payoff . So again I had to call the bank and they would not give me any information or was no help. It took about two months to pay the loan off.

So we were lucky enough to have Michelle as our mortgage consultant and I'll tell you right now…read morethat we could not have been more satisfied. My wife and I are older now and really dont know anything about this stuff, so we had to take a shot and put our trust in someone. After talking to several companies I decided that Michelle sounded the most trustworthy and thank god I was right. Was something about the way she carried herself over the phone. Too keep this short. I'll say she held our hands throughout the entire process and made sure we would understand everything. She got us exactly the rate we were hoping for which saved us almost $200.00a month. On what was a $750.00 a month mortgage I'd say that's pretty amazing. So, In closing , all I can say is that you will absolutely not find a better and more honest person to go through. Smart Mortgage should damn well be proud to have an agent like her working for them. And to us , that makes Smart Mortgage the only way to go , especially if your older like us and need someone you can trust. Thank You Michelle, Your the Best Bruce and Barb Baxter

Smart mortgage center made my experience of buying my first home so wonderful, Brian Noe worked on…read moremy loan and he was fantastic, he was understanding and explained everything to me step by step and made everything so comfortable for me , I recommend smart mortgage to anyone looking to buy a home and ask for Brian Noe, you won't be disappointed, I closed today on my first home thanks to Brian Noe and the processing department, I'm truly grateful

Darrel and team are the most professional mortgage organization I've ever dealt with. Great…read morecommunication, shopping rates until they found me the best option. I'll never go anywhere else

Darrell is the man you want to see for your mortgage needs. Flexible, creative, responsive,…read morehonest.

Friendly girls, amazing with kids, very efficient and helpful. I recommend this credit union over…read moreothers

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