As a realtor, I vetted many lenders that people deemed were "the best". Joe and his staff won me…read moreover as they dig deep into your finances from the start to make certain you are truly preapproved, and can really buy a home without some last minute credit issue throwing your home buying dreams down the drain a week before closing. They don't treat you like a number or part of their quota to meet each month. They put it to you straight, and honestly. They make certain buyers are educated in the process, get the best rate and loan program for you. Their level of customer service and communication is well beyond the industry standard. They STRIVE to be the best and are continually growing, improving to serve the clients they have. AND...THEY CLOSE ON TIME!!! For these reasons, my husband and I chose to entrust our own home loan to Joe and his team. They got us a phenomenal loan, well within our budget at a great rate. It was smooth, and we knew where we stood every step of the way. With my clients, they rave about Joe and his team. I have had deals get accepted BECCAUSE the list agents have confidence in Joe and his team from their own past experience. You can look elsewhere, but why, when the best is right here!! THANK you Joe, Anamika Jed and Gina for helping all of our clients!! You ROCK!!

Highly recommend The Joe Long Mortgage Team! This was our second home purchase process and it was…read moreincredibly smooth. The entire team was incredibly kind and prompt in their responses. They were able to close our loan quickly with a great rate and clear steps along the entire way. We will absolutely be referring all of our family and friends! Thank you for all of your hard and compassionate work with us on what could've been a stressful process. Appreciate your positive attitude and professional presence in our community!

They deleted all of my autopay information and external bank information. Then sent me an email…read moresaying payments are past due. They stated they did not know how the information got deleted. I have been trying to pay my bills for over a week, spent at least three and a half hours on the phone with them and they cannot seem to figure out a way for me to pay electronically. Each representative has a different story and puts you on hold forever. I guess I need to take over a wad of cash and see if they will take that - worst experience with a financial institution in my life.

Summit Credit Union is annually rated highly in Madison and Dane County rankings for customer…read moreexperience and satisfaction. Other types of reviews in terms of places to work for they are also rated very highly.

Mike Zilli was fantastic throughout the entire loan process. I'm confident we found the best…read morecompany for our loan!

Mike was excellent to work with! I always felt like he was looking out for my best interests,…read moremaking sure I had all my options laid out, and most importantly, understood what my options were. Even with one hiccup due to me being an independent contractor, Mike and his team made sure everything was taken care of and we closed on time. If your looking for an honest, reliable, hard working and very knowledgable loan officer, Mike is your guy!

First time home buyers here and Jason and his team were amazing! Jason was always available for any…read morequestions we had and kept us posted on the progress of our loan. He secured us an amazing rate and really worked hard to help us out. We had a very quick closing time frame and I can only imagine the hard work his team put forth in making sure we met that closing time. Just an overall fantastic team. Will definitely do business with Jason again, when the time comes! Thank you!

Jason Stampfli and his team were great to work with! We had a last minute lender change and his…read moreteam was able to expedite the process, so we could close on our house on time! He constantly kept in contact every step of the way, it helped with some of the stress of buying a house. I would highly recommend Stampfli Mortgage to everyone!

I am currently in the process of buying my first home, and hadn't done a ton of shopping around up…read morefront for mortgages. We ended up feeling a little bit like we were being led on by the bank we were working with. \ My fiancé's dad just became a real estate agent near Madison, and said he could speak with the next-door mortgage brokers about our options. Steve at Educated Mortgage gave me a call, and agreed to answer any questions I might have as well as advise me on whether we were getting the best deal we could. Steve was extremely helpful. He answered all the questions that I still had, which it seemed hard to get a straight answer on from the bank. He helped me look into any other mortgage programs I might qualify for, and determined that I was already getting the best deal I could. He also recommended that I should stick with what I had and not risk wasting more time or being turned down by a different bank. Steve did all of this for free, with no expectation that we would become his clients. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for advice or shopping for the best mortgage in the Sun Prairie/Madison area.

My husband and I were in the market for a VA loan back in 2009 when we were trying to purchase our…read morefirst home. We couldn't find a bank or credit union in the area with expertise in that type of lending. I'm so glad we called Dan at Educated Mortgage - he knew all of the ins and outs of VA lending and got us all set up. We have worked with Educated Mortgage 3 times now - first for the purchase of our home, and twice to refinance our mortgage, as interest rates dropped lower and lower. We have worked with Dan each time, and all 3 experiences were a breeze. The process with the team at Educated Mortgage is quick and painless, and we now have a fantastic mortgage loan on the home we love. I highly recommend working with the pros at Educated Mortgage.

I was the seller of the house for this transaction. We had to re-scheduled closing 3 times, because…read moreof the lender. Each time we had to re-schedule it affected 5 different people, Seller realtor, Sell, Buyer Realtor, Buyer, and the title company. Lucky for us, as the sellers, we had already moved into our new house and didn't have to wait on the sale. The Buyers realtor was very upset and frustrated by the lack of communication. The buyer was told the wrong amount to bring to closing. It was just an over all bad experience for everyone involved.

They are talented in what they know about available resources and how to assist the customer in…read moreobtaining financing. However, they were extremely unprofessional and disrespectful, because of an Email that was sent to a business partner and inadvertently to my fiance, stating that in lieu of paying rent (to me), she "Just doles out the pu..y for housing" Would not recommend

I've had a great experience working with UW Credit Union, especially Rick McKinley and Tom Speth…read more We've worked with them on mortgage loans, auto loans, etc. and every interaction has been great. They're both super down to earth, easy to talk to and do an awesome job of explaining things clearly. When questions come up, they take the time to make sure you fully understand everything, which goes a long way since things can get confusing. Their communication is quick and they're always easy to reach and work with. I can't recommend UW Credit Union, Tom and Rick enough.

Absolutely the worst bank. I love working either credit unions and local (use summit if u like)…read morebut this bank is open fewer hours than an average person works. Now that might equal better service, but it leads to unhelpful entitled workers. Also, their fraud protection service is basically to shut down ur spending ability at charges over 250 dollars and again are only available m-f from 9a-5p even though they say 830-530 that is very false and the non caffeinated employees will let u know how wrong u are.

If you're looking for an honest caring real estate team in the Madison area the Buell Group is the…read moreticket! From the initial prep and listing of our house for sale, to closing with Preferred Title, the people involved have been amazing. Brandon and team were responsive throughout, offered educational guidance every step of the way, helped us through some unexpected hurdles. He also provided solid referrals; from handymen and garage door specialists to title companies, the Buell Group partners with the best.

Brandon and his team were great to work with! Brandon responded immediately to all of our questions…read moreand when he wasn't immediately available, he made sure his teammate, Amanda, got back to us with answers to our questions. We felt Brandon was extremely knowledgeable of the market but as an added bonus, he is also very knowledgeable about construction in general and was able to point out flaws or positive attributes of each house we toured. Brandon was our advocate throughout the entire process and made sure we got the best price and timely responses from the sellers. Before closing, Brandon's team contacted our mortgage lender directly to handle details and they followed up with us to make sure we had everything ready and were prepared! On closing day, Brandon came to the closing with us and explained anything that we didn't understand in the sea of paperwork presented to us. We highly recommend the Brandon Buell and The Buell Group! They were fantastic to work with!

I truly believe our offer was accepted because of the cash buyer program that Patrick offers. As…read morefirst time home buyers, we had many questions and Patrick took the time to answer all of them, multiple times, and late at night. Thank you so much, Patrick!

My family decided early in 2023 to relocate and at the time, the real estate market was virtually…read morenon-existent with inventory. Once we found a real estate agency to partner with for listing our current home, they introduced to Wes and his team as a lender for our new home. We put the cart before the horse in that our offer to purchase a new home was before our existing home was listed. This created crazy time frames for work to be done by all parties involved. (From offer to purchase new home, listing current home, accepting offers on current home, was about 3 weeks.) The lack of inventory in the market meant that we had to be ready to act quickly when the right house came along. Wes' team had the creative ingenuity, tools and resources that allowed us to act with the urgency needed to present an offer that stood out amongst the others. Ultimately, we believe that the offer stood out with strength and creditability which led to the seller accepting our offer. Wes and his team worked weekends, answered text messages at all hours and delivered the result they promised - on time. My family is beyond grateful for Wes and his team for all the effort that went into this project.

Ellen has been very helpful, responsive, and patient. She is very flexible and wants you to be a…read morehappy client. Thank you for all the hard work that are you doing.

We want to thank you for your help and professional expertise in helping us buy our new home and…read moreselling our family home. We couldn't be happier with our new home purchase and how quickly you sold our house. Your the best. Craig and Cheryl