Lender Types Map

The matcher

Lender-type matcher

On the map

Answer four short questions. The matcher suggests two or three lender types to ask for Loan Estimates, with the reason for each. It never names a company, and your answers are not stored.

Last reviewed against the primary sources listed below.

How do you prefer to work?
Do you want someone to compare several wholesale lenders for you?
Is anything about your situation unusual, such as self-employment income, a unique property or a very large loan?
Are you already a member of a credit union or a customer of a bank you like?

Then what

Request Loan Estimates from at least one of each suggested type on the same day and compare them.

Common questions about where to apply

Is it better to go through a broker or a bank?

It depends on your situation and the offers. The matcher suggests which types to try; comparing Loan Estimates decides.

Regulators and references