Great Co-Workers, Not Much Else - Loan Advisor Lower Employee Review

2.0
Apr 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers are nice, random parties during the workday, clients usually nice

Cons

Expected to give out personal cell phone number, work nights and weekends without logging time, grossly underpaid ($2k above the poverty line in Columbus), minimal PTO, 401k match nonexistent (3% of the first 25%), management has an open door policy until you actually need them, metrics obsessed and do not actually care about the wellbeing of their employees.

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Lower Response
3y
Thank you for the feedback. Our management and executive teams do operate with an open door policy and we are sorry to hear that wasn’t your experience while at Lower. We consistently evaluate the market to ensure that our teams are compensated fairly. We are happy to share that our benefits were updated this year to increase PTO and provide additional paternity leave. Best of luck in your career!

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5.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-incredible earning potential -supportive management that cares about the LO's -All the tools supplied to succeed -Great work culture, lots of fun events -Communication between team members

Cons

- sometimes files take longer than expected to close - unexpected variables in the loan process

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Lower Response
1mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback! I'm glad you value the great work culture and supportive management. We understand some files take longer than expected to close. Lower is continously working to streamline and approve our processes to help our borrowers.
1.0
Apr 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are limited pros working at Lower. Based on my experience, I would only recommend working here if you're new to the industry. Get licensed, learn the basics, and leave after a year.

Cons

If you have been in the industry for more than a year, you know products, you know guidelines, you know how to sell. That said, find a company with a comp plan that makes sense with a rate sheet that actually benefits the consumer. Ironically, rates at Lower at the Highest in the industry. You'll be asking borrowers to take on a 30-year-fixed -rate mortgage that's 50bps (or more) higher than the industry. On top of the higher pricing, you get paid a fraction of what other loan officers make. Instead of $20K/mo commissions, you'll be making $3K at best. The hourly rate is a recoverable draw so you're making $60K while other loan officers are making $200K+ per year. If that wasn't enough, your loans will sit in process FOREVER. No one knows what's going on. From VP to processor, there is zero communication. Loans will fallout left and right.

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