Todd, Patrick, Samantha and the whole team at Brightwire are exceptional. As first-time homebuyers…read morewho work in technology and like efficiency, we initially assumed that we'd work directly with a lender like SoFi: but I am so glad we didn't. After our first conversation with Todd, it was clear that we'd be in amazing hands with Brightwire. Todd and team put a TON of time into their work. They went so far above-and-beyond that I don't even know where to start. Todd brainstormed with our realtor about ways to present our bid to the seller. Todd drove over an hour to come to our closing. Todd, Patrick and team have been available WHENEVER we needed something. They've been calm and patient. Todd knew and respected that we had done our homework: instead of being annoyed or wanting to move things along, he delighted in being able to get into the weeds with some of the numbers and he advocated for us in about 100 different ways. Work with Brightwire!

As a realtor, great experience working with Todd at Brighwire on a few transactions. Always a…read morebreeze getting right to the closing table!

Five stars for Sean. He is a consummate professional--highly attentive, knowledgeable, and patient…read morefrom mortgage pre-application through closing. His expertise, style, strong relationships with a wide array of lenders, and team orientation (working very smoothly with my real estate agent and lawyer), made the mortgage process easy, securing a great rate for me. Sean's talent and expertise will save you an enormous amount of legwork in NYC's high-speed competitive real estate market. Highly recommend him for anyone looking for top-notch service in NYC.

Sean and Nicole are so kind, professional, and knowledgeable; they had our best interests in mind…read moreand we felt trust in them throughout the entire process. Despite the uncertainty of the current landscape, we were provided with frequent check-ins and guidance. Sean took the time to listen to us and to talk us through everything, and getting all our documents organized and uploaded felt pretty straightforward. Nicole and Sean were always impressively prompt in answering our questions and allaying our anxieties, and managed to get us rates that beat our local banks' by far! Our entire process was virtual, and we'd had little sense of what to expect before working with Sean. With larger institutions, I'd felt like just a number, but Sean really went above and beyond in helping us understand the process, as well as in advising us about how to proceed. Nicole and Sean definitely smoothed a complicated process, and we felt super lucky to work with them! Block has the best rates and the best service, and they really understand the NYC market.

I chose Fairway Mortgage because a friend was going through the same process and I saw the…read morefrustration he was going through. Jim made the process seamless and truly did look out for our best interest. It would make no sense to go through the mortgage or refi process on our own.

Jim at Fairway Mortgage Services is absolutely terrific to work with. He calmly and clearly walked…read moreus through the process and he was always responsive. The fact that he's as nice as he is super organized makes it all the better! Quite simply, the best in the business. Highly recommend Fairway Mortgage Services.

I want to disclose my experience of corrupt activity with Longbridge Financial LLC to help protect…read moreother seniors from similar mistreatment. This Reverse Mortgage company has made my life pure hell. They reel you in and then convert to a gestapo type of mentality. They prey on seniors that are in a financial crisis and then set you up to fail. This seems intentionally structured for quick turnovers to recover investments before targeting another potential victim. They conduct annual inspections and require certain improvements; failure to comply will result in your loan being placed into a default status and then ultimately foreclosure. My loan was moved into default from not converting my garage doors from French doors to tin doors. The appraiser made a grave error and Longbridge Financial refused to listen to the fact that this detached garage was under a grandfather clause. I contacted the company numerous times, even writing to the CEO, and each response took approximately 40 days, and time after time received the same reply that indicated my original agreement would remain in effect. They had no desire to rectify this matter. This repeated response showed their sole focus was foreclosure. In fact, they continued to worsen the demands on me; to the point where I eagerly sought an avenue to settle my loan with them. In addition, this company makes it extremely difficult to speak to a representative. The calls are directed to a call center out of the USA and screened. Most of the time you can barely understand the strong accent of the individual that you're speaking to. This undoubtedly leads to frustration which is more than likely designed to prevent customers from calling with issues! The bottom line is that senior citizens are often targeted, with the assumption that most seniors will not pursue any formal complaints or disputes. This is why I felt compelled to expose this company's true nature.

I was misled through the process or flat out lied to. The loan officer will tell you whatever he…read morethinks you want to hear to keep you going. In the end there is no way I would let this company put a lien on my home.

Words can't express how grateful we are of having Ron and the team at Cross Country Mortgage to be…read moreour lenders. They came highly recommended by our real estate agent and they did not dissapoint. Ron was always 1-2 steps ahead of the process and it was so smooth that we finished the whole process 5 days ahead of our closing day. I've heard stories of friends being very stressed out because of issues with their lenders and I'm glad this was not our case.

We decided to make an offer on a larger house. Our offer was accepted and the Forman Team did it…read moreagain. We needed to close in 2 weeks, we had our commitment in 9 days. Myself and my wife were absolutely astonished with how smoothly it was done. I was a returning customer so there any lender fees were waived. When we started with our first hous a few years ago, they told me that their number 1 focus was to get my mortgage, make it a smooth process with a great rate and low fees. They have delivered again! I highly recommend using Cross Country Mortgage.

If you're looking for a mortgage lender who actually cares, go with Bobby. He made my first…read morehome-buying experience seamless despite a very tough market. Bobby is attentive, always available, and incredibly thorough. He never missed a call or text and was always ready with a solution to get my offer noticed. He truly listened to my needs and helped me close on the perfect home. 10/10 recommendation

Bobby was recommended by my brother who closed on his home a few months ago. My experience with…read moreBobby far surpassed my expectations. First home purchases are perceived as stressful and complicated. Not in this case. Bobby and his team were along for the ride every step of the way, portraying professionalism, care and dedication. I look forward to working with Bobby on our next adventure. Thank you Bobby!!

I've been working with Joseph and his team for on multiple mortgage deals and every time they…read moresurprise me by outperforming their previous amazing work! I've cooperated with other mortgage brokers as well, but North Star Funding performs just on another level! Being Self Employed they're made some impossible deals for me possible and I'm really thankful to have them at my aid. Keep up the phenomenal work guys and I hope this coming fall we can close out another transaction.

WOW, please do not give this place your information or business. We submitted an application to…read moreNorthstar Funding last year but went with another company in the end. Today they contacted us saying a new application had been submitted this morning (including sensitive details, our SSN, etc.). We asked the rep to verify that the application had been submitted today and they confirmed but were going to double check with IT. Thinking we were victims of identity theft, we contacted all our financial intuitions, submitted a report to the FTC, only to find out that it was a complete error by Northstar Funding's reps. Reckless practices, slow follow up time, please don't give them your info. UPDATE: After reading this review, the company responded by saying "Your application was unfinished in the system since you never checked Submit. Therefore nothing was done. The system pushed the incomplete application today and we contacted you. Sorry, we reached out to you after you never hit submit on your initial application. Had you never filled out an incomplete application we would not have contacted you." My response: Three months ago, I was in the market for a mortgage, and I'm sure glad I didn't go with your business. Is your response to your error that I shouldn't have filled out an application three months ago? Are you blaming ME for your company mistaking this for a brand new application today? Your employee contacted me and said with certainty that someone used my SSN on your website today. "Had you never filled out an incomplete application we would not have contacted you" - Yikes. What a weird response.

Exceptional experience with Get a Rate. Nick Marenoski was the best to work with, extremely…read moreknowledgeable and SO responsive! I thought this experience was going to be frustrating and painful but it was the total opposite. I am a first time home buyer so Nick really had to walk me through every little step and detail. I must have asked him a million questions but he never once seemed annoyed, instead he was always very timely with his responses and truly explained everything in a way I could understand. It is without any hesitation that I would recommend Get a Rate for a home purchase.

Get a rate mortgage warning to all 1 . loss leader quotes…read moreto entice loan app. Rate started at 2.5 then escalated to 3.5. When learned I was going elsewhere quick drop back to 3.0 no points 2. Doesn't Offer lock -in with quotes. floats market rates. 2 plus months for paperwork delay over 30 days before NJ office started on it. 3. Takes over $500 for appraisal. Never done / ordered and dragging refund. At time of writing this 60 days still no refund. Uses clients deposit for interest free operating expenses There are many many refinancing companies in the market. STAY AWAY FROM THIS ONE.

Jennifer and her team are phenomenal. She gave us all of the help and attention we needed, and…read morepatiently answered our many questions. We are so grateful to her!

Jennifer at Strategy Mortgage was by far the best mortgage broker I've ever worked with. We were…read moreon a short timeline - I mean really short! Jennifer and her team were organized, efficient and outstanding communicators. She came in with BY FAR the best rate, and that was the first time out - even without points she beat her competition hands down. Overall I'd recommend Strategy Mortgage and Jennifer to anyone looking for a mortgage without the headache.

We had an excellent experience with Cross Country Mortgage, especially Peter Lucia and Stacey…read moreNapolitano. CCM completely understands the Brooklyn/NYC market and made the re-finance process easy and positive. After being frustrated with regular banks (Chase and Wells Fargo), I actually searched and found the very good Yelp reviews and called CCM on a whim. After speaking with Peter for five minutes, he was confident he could make it work and understood the neighborhood. Throughout the process, CCM were very responsive, friendly, professional, always pushing things forward; they are a true Team. I highly recommend CCM! I just wish I had called them years ago- would have saved lots of time and $. Really.

It takes a lot to upset me as a realtor. My client took almost 48 hours off work because this…read moreparticular company couldn't get its ducks in a row as far as getting him approved and cleared to close. This was one of the worst experience I've had since I've been a realtor since 2014 and if I have anybody come to me and tell me that they're gonna be using Cross country mortgage I'm gonna tell them about this experience and let them make a decision on their own.