Your lender may sell your mortgage to another financial institution after you close. It’s actually not uncommon for a loan to be sold more than once. If your mortgage is sold, your rate, terms and payment plan will all remain the same. You’ll just have to update your details with the new mortgage company, which
Founded in 2012, online lender Longbridge Financial is the third-largest provider of reverse mortgages in the U.S. As of February 2025, it’s approved more than $94 million in loans. Longbridge stands out for its lower rates and robust digital presence, which includes a reverse mortgage calculator and an easy-to-use servicing portal. Longbridge is a particularly
Founded in 2018 by SoFi’s Mike Cagney, fin-tech startup Figure is one of the largest providers of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) in the U.S, with more than $14 billion lent to over 200,000 households. We love Figure’s speed and efficiency: Customers can get approved in as little as five minutes and get funding in as
Applying for a mortgage can be difficult, especially for people with nontraditional income sources, like self-employed workers, small business owners, gig workers, freelancers and anyone else who doesn’t receive a W2 from an employer. “The typical mortgage broker has a checklist,” Keith Hall, president and director of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), told CNBC