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Best Rate USA is good for borrowers looking for a quick closing and lower rates overall.
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Loans offered
Conventional, jumbo, FHA, VA, USDA, fixed-rate, adjustable-rate; rate-and-term, cash-out and streamline refinancing
Min. credit score required
Undisclosed
Nationwide availability
Available in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Min. down payment
None for VA loans and USDA loans
NMLS: 146296
4.1
Bankrate Score
Loans offered
Conventional, jumbo, FHA, VA, USDA, fixed-rate, adjustable-rate; rate-and-term, cash-out and streamline refinancing
Nationwide Availability
Available in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Min. credit score required
Undisclosed
Variety of loan types
Close on a loan in as little as 20 days
Work with a loan officer throughout the entire process
Not available in every state
Information related to rates and fees is limited online
No instant online preapproval
Best Rate USA is good for borrowers looking for a quick closing and lower rates overall.
Affordability: Best Rate USA makes claims of low rates, but you’ll need to get in touch with the lender directly to learn what you might qualify for.
Availability: Although it’s a stamp of CrossCountry Mortgage, Best Rate isn’t available everywhere like its parent. Be sure to check whether this lender is licensed in your state before you make contact.
Borrower experience: Best Rate USA has earned high marks from customers on Bankrate. It can be tough to get ahold of this lender, however.
You can’t view mortgage rates on the Best Rate USA website. Instead, you’ll need to request a rate quote, which involves providing your contact information, credit score and information about the loan you’re applying for. One of the lender’s loan officers will then contact you to discuss available rates. Best Rate USA’s lender fees can include an origination fee, rate-lock fee and other closing costs.
Best Rate USA offers the basic slate of conventional and government-insured loans (FHA, VA and USDA), some of which have low down payment minimums. You can also refinance through this lender (more on that below). It’s only available to borrowers in about 20 states at this time.
CrossCountry Mortgage, which operates Best Rate USA, has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, although it isn’t accredited by the organization. It has highly favorable reviews from customers on Bankrate.Best Rate is an online lender, so you can start the loan process by requesting a rate quote through its website, but you’ll need to await contact from a loan officer to proceed. You can fill out all of the paperwork online to get preapproved for a loan, but there’s no app or chat function to get help if you need it, and a call from Bankrate during business hours to the phone number listed on the lender’s website went unanswered. When you’re ready to apply, you can browse a directory of loan officers and submit your application directly online through CrossCountry’s portal.
Best Rate USA offers the option for you to refinance a mortgage, either to adjust the terms of your loan or cash out some of your home equity. The lender doesn’t display its refinance rates and fees, but you can get the process started by requesting a rate quote.
NMLS: 146296
5.0
1,638 ratings
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99% of customers would recommend this lender.