Move over, real estate agents, and make way for the person who gives homebuyers the financial ability to buy a home – mortgage loan officers (MLOs). Also known as mortgage loan originators or mortgage ...

Figuring out how to get a mortgage isn’t simple, and when buying a home, you need to work with several licensed professionals. One important person to have on your team is a mortgage loan officer who ...

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

Describing the modern-day mortgage market as challenging would be an understatement, to say the least. Mortgage interest rates have steadily ramped up throughout 2024. The average rate throughout 2024 ...