Selecting a mortgage lender for your home purchase is a big decision. Here are five tips from Zillow to help you find the right lender.

1. How to Choose
a Mortgage Lender
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2. Selecting a mortgage lender
for your home purchase is a big
decision. Here are five tips to
help you find the right lender.
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3. Shop around

4. When it comes to choosing a
mortgage lender, it pays to shop
around and talk to at least three
lenders. Your agent may have
recommendations, but it’s best
to do your own research, too.

5. Look for experience with
situations like yours

6. Are you a first-time homebuyer?
Do you have less-than-stellar
credit? Looking for a specific
loan type, like VA, USDA or FHA?
Ask potential lenders if they have
experience with situations similar
to yours.

7. Read customer reviews

8. Customer reviews can give you
great insight into what it’s like
to work with a particular lender.
You can search for your lender
on Zillow’s lender directory to
read reviews.

9. Get a first impression

10. You’ll be working closely with
your lender, so take note of
your initial impressions. Are they
prompt to return your calls? Are
they friendly and courteous?
Are they willing to explain things
to you?

11. Compare Loan Estimates

12. After you apply for a mortgage,
lenders are required to provide
a Loan Estimate. Compare each
lender’s fees, interest rates, and
other loan details by comparing
these forms.$

13. Did you know you can find
local lenders on Zillow?
Check out zillow.com/home-loans