Regulatory Licensing
Mortgage brokerage and origination services connected to this Site are provided by separately licensed mortgage professionals operating under California state authority. Below are the regulatory licenses associated with the brokerage entity featured on this Site.
License issued by the State of California Department of Real Estate, the regulator that oversees real estate brokers and salespersons in California, including those who arrange residential mortgage loans under the authority of a Real Estate Broker license.
You can verify the status of any California Department of Real Estate license at dre.ca.gov. Always confirm a mortgage professional's license before signing application paperwork.
Equal Housing Opportunity
We support the Fair Housing Act and equal housing opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other class protected under federal, state, or local fair housing or fair lending law.
Site Content and Educational Information
The Site itself, including its calculators, articles, and comparison tools, is published as educational material. It is operated independently of any single lender and is not itself a licensed lender, mortgage broker, or financial advisor. Quote requests submitted through the Site are forwarded to the licensed mortgage professional displayed in connection with that request.
Software and Open Source Licenses
The Site uses a small number of third-party fonts, libraries, and tools, each of which is used under its own license. We acknowledge those licenses below.
Typefaces
Used for the body and interface text throughout the Site. The full license is available at github.com/rsms/inter.
Used for the display headings and editorial type on the Site. The full license is available at github.com/undercasetype/Fraunces.
Used for monospaced labels, eyebrows, and metadata text on the Site. The full license is available at github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono.
Hosting and Delivery
Web fonts above are served from Google Fonts. Use of the service is governed by Google's terms; the underlying fonts remain licensed under the SIL OFL 1.1 as noted above.
Third-Party Data Sources
Where the Site references rate data, conforming loan limits, FHA limits, VA entitlement details, or program eligibility rules, the underlying figures are drawn from publicly available sources. These sources include the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Housing Administration, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey, and the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey. Figures from these sources are used for educational illustration and may not reflect the most recent published values.
Trademarks
"FHA," "VA," "HUD," "Fannie Mae," "Freddie Mac," and other government and quasi-government program names referenced on the Site are the property of their respective agencies or owners. References on the Site are descriptive and do not imply endorsement. Lender names referenced on the Site are the property of their respective owners.
Reporting a License Concern
If you believe a license, attribution, or regulatory disclosure on this Site is inaccurate or incomplete, please contact us using the details in the sidebar so we can investigate and update the page.