The panel
31 lenders, and what each kind is actually for
A long lender list is a marketing artefact. What matters is knowing which desk reads a Schedule C carefully and which one declines a mill building on sight.
Names are omitted on purpose. Individual lender names are deliberately not published on this demonstration site — naming real institutions on a fictional broker’s page would be a claim about them. On a live site this page would carry the actual panel.
- 11
National wholesale lenders
Conventional, FHA and VA at scale. Automated underwriting, predictable turn times, tight guidelines.
Right for: Ordinary files where price is the whole question.
- 9
Regional banks and credit unions
Loans they intend to keep. Real underwriters who will read a letter of explanation.
Right for: Small condo associations, unusual properties, borrowers with a story.
- 6
Non-QM and bank-statement desks
Qualifying on deposits, assets or rental cash flow instead of tax returns.
Right for: Self-employed income, recent business changes, investor files.
- 3
Renovation and construction lenders
Draw schedules, inspected disbursements, subject-to appraisals.
Right for: Houses that need work before anybody will lend on them as they are.
- 2
State housing finance programs
First-time buyer assistance, down payment help and below-market structures administered by state agencies.
Right for: First purchases inside the income and price limits.
The obvious question
How is a broker paid, and does it change the advice?
Broker compensation is set either by the lender or by the borrower, disclosed on the loan estimate either way, and — under the rules that have governed this since 2011 — it cannot vary by loan term or by which lender the file goes to. That is precisely what removes the incentive to steer.
The honest remaining incentive is that a broker is paid when a loan closes and not when it does not. You should assume that pressure exists everywhere in this industry, including here, and judge a broker by whether they tell you when not to do something.
A general description, not legal or regulatory advice, on a demonstration website. Ask any real broker for their own compensation disclosure in writing before you apply.
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Which desk would your file go to?
Describe it and I will tell you which of the five above it is, and why.
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