I'm buying or refinancing I'm a referral partner
the yes department

If there's a yes out there,
we'll find it.

One bank has one set of guidelines and one opinion. Dwell shops your loan across 45+ lending partners, so a no from one of them is just the start of the conversation, not the end of your deal.

for referral partners

Your clients hear yes.
You get the credit.

Send us the deal three other lenders turned down. We shop it across 45+ lending partners until someone says yes, and your client remembers who made the referral.

45+
lending partners competing for your deal
1,000s
of loan products across every category
9
states licensed, one local team
every deal

Every kind of borrower.
Every kind of deal.

Five categories, thousands of products. If your situation doesn't fit the standard box, that's exactly the kind of loan we're built for.

First-Time Buyers
01
First-Time Buyers

Most first-time buyers think the down payment is the wall. These programs climb it for you: down payment assistance, state and local programs, and every agency product built for the first-timer.

DPA programsState & localHomeReadyHome PossibleFHA
VA Loans
02
VA Loans

Every loan imaginable for a veteran, plus the relentless part: if one lender says no, your loan doesn't die. Declined elsewhere? We shop it across 45+ lending partners.

PurchaseIRRRLCash-outHigh balanceManual underwrite
Complex Income & Jumbo
03
Complex Income & Jumbo

Complex income doesn't mean a complex no. Self-employed, asset-heavy, portfolio-funded: when the standard W-2 box doesn't fit, these products do.

7-day HELOCJumbo & super jumbo to $5M40-yr interest onlyBank statementAsset-based
Real Estate Investors
04
Real Estate Investors

The property's cash flow qualifies the deal, not your W-2. If you're growing a portfolio, these products keep conventional income docs from becoming the gatekeeper.

DSCRShort-term rentalPortfolio30-yr fixed non-QMBank statement
Construction, ADU & Renovation
05
Construction, ADU & Renovation

Building from the ground up, adding an ADU, or buying something that needs serious work? These are the deals most lenders pass on. We don't.

Ground-up constructionADU financingRenovation loansFix & flipOne-time close
not sure where you fit?
Tell us your situation. We'll match the program.
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the broker advantage

One bank has one answer.
You'll have 45.

A bank loan officer is stuck with one set of guidelines and one underwriting opinion. Your Dwell pro has an entire roster of lending partners, each one competing for your business. When one says no, your deal doesn't die. It moves.

Bring us your deal →
"Do you do construction loans?" Yes.
"Can I get a HELOC in seven days?" Yes.
"I'm self-employed with one year of returns." Yes.
"My VA loan got declined somewhere else." Yes.
the edge

The rate gets you to the table.
These get you to the yes.

Every lending relationship Dwell holds comes with tools beyond the loan itself. Most borrowers never know these exist. Your Dwell pro doesn't wait to be asked.

The rate gets them to the table.
These get them to closing.

Most agents hear about these tools the week they needed them. Your client's Dwell pro leads with them: locks that survive delays, appraisals that don't stall closings, and offers that win in multiples.

Lock n Shop

Lock a rate before you even find a property, so the search can't cost you the deal.

Your buyer locks before writing the offer, so a volatile week can't shrink their budget mid-search.

Interest Rate Float Down

If rates drop after you lock, you capture the lower number anyway.

If rates drop after your client locks, they capture the lower number, with no cold feet before closing.

Temporary Buydowns

A lower rate for the first one to three years, often funded by the seller at close.

A seller-funded lower rate for years one to three, a negotiation tool that saves deals on both sides.

Rate Lock Extensions

Complimentary lock extensions and relock fee waivers keep the deal alive when timelines slip.

When the closing date slips, complimentary extensions keep the deal alive instead of repricing your client.

MI Optimization

We shop multiple mortgage insurance providers automatically for your lowest monthly payment.

Multiple MI providers shopped automatically, so the payment your client was quoted holds up.

Custom Loan Terms

Set the term to the exact month, so the payoff lines up with retirement or a college year.

Terms set to the exact month, matched to your client's retirement date or financial plan.

Appraisal Waivers

On qualifying deals the appraisal is waived entirely, so you close faster and cheaper.

Qualifying deals skip the appraisal entirely: no appraisal gap drama, no stalled closing date.

Priority Underwriting

Your file moves through a faster underwriting queue, so you get an answer in hours when the decision can't wait.

Your transaction moves through a faster underwriting queue, so tight contract timelines get answers in hours, not days.

Pre-Underwriting Review

Conditions and condo reviews get surfaced before your file hits underwriting, not after.

Conditions and condo issues surface before underwriting, not the week of closing.

Precision Rate Pricing

Pricing dialed to the thousandth of a point instead of the nearest quarter, for a sharper rate.

Pricing to the thousandth of a point, so the quote your client shops around still wins.

Guaranteed Backup Offer

A guaranteed backup offer on your old home lets the underwriter drop that mortgage from your DTI.

A guaranteed backup offer on the departing residence drops it from DTI, qualifying buyers who'd otherwise have to wait to sell.

Buy Before You Sell

Tap your old home's equity to make a non-contingent, cash-equivalent offer on the new one.

Your client taps the old home's equity to write a non-contingent, cash-equivalent offer, the kind that wins in multiples.

good questions

Common questions, straight answers.

I was declined by another lender. Can Dwell still help? +

Usually, yes. A decline from one lender reflects one set of guidelines. Dwell shops your loan across 45+ lending partners, so a deal that dies at a bank often finds a yes with a different investor.

Does Dwell do loans for self-employed borrowers? +

Yes. Bank statement loans, asset-based qualification, and programs for borrowers with as little as one year of returns. Complex income is a specialty, not an exception.

Does Dwell do construction or renovation loans? +

Yes. Ground-up construction, ADU financing, renovation loans, fix & flip, and one-time close programs. These are the deals most lenders pass on.

What does it cost to find out if my deal works? +

Nothing. No credit pull to talk, no obligation. A licensed Dwell pro reviews your situation against options from 45+ lending partners, usually the same day.

My client was declined by another lender. Is the deal dead? +

Usually not. A decline reflects one lender's guidelines. Dwell shops the file across 45+ lending partners, so the deal you referred often finds a yes with a different investor, and you don't have to start your client over somewhere else.

Can Dwell handle construction, ADU, or renovation listings? +

Yes. Ground-up construction, ADU financing, renovation, fix & flip, and one-time close. The listings other lenders make you walk away from are deals we can finance.

What does it cost my client to find out if the deal works? +

Nothing. No credit pull to talk, no obligation. A licensed Dwell pro reviews the file against 45+ lending partners, usually the same day, so you know fast whether the deal has legs.

More questions? The full FAQ has everything you need to know.

your move

Bring us the deal others turned down.

Talk to a real human who knows your market. If there's a yes across 45+ lending partners, we'll find it.

Connect With a Pro →

No credit pull to talk. No obligation. Real answers from a licensed pro.

Tara Warren and Terry Leinneweber
Tara Warren
NMLS 1016638
Terry Leinneweber
NMLS 2003490

Dwell Mortgage, LLC. Company NMLS #2426506. Licensed in WA (CL-2426506), OR (CL-2426506), CA (60DBO-176964), CO (MBR6421), UT (2426506), FL (MBR6421), ID (MBL-2082426506), TX (CL-2426506), AZ (MC-2001452). Headquarters: 2817 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98201.

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