Mortgage Process

  • Mortgage planning and the prequalification process

    Before an application there is a planning stage most buyers skip. Here is how to use it: what prequalification means, what a lender actually reviews, and how to turn a rough idea into a mortgage roadmap.

Important disclosures

  • Planning estimates only. Not an approval, pre-approval, guaranteed qualification, guaranteed rate or lending decision.
  • This is not a commitment to lend.
  • Final eligibility requires lender and licensed MLO review.
  • Rates, pricing, guidelines and program availability change and vary by borrower and property.
  • Program availability varies by state.
  • Equal Housing Opportunity.