Good starter - Not the place to stay for career - Loan Advisor Lower Employee Review

2.0
May 23, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The culture at Lower, and the people you work with is really the best thing about the company. (If you are young and outgoing). The have fun events occasionally and make it seem like it is the place you want to stay at, but they are really covering you with the "lower blanket," but there are more than meets the eye.

Cons

The pay is extremely under industry standards. I heard since I have left, they upped the bips for self-sourced leads, which is still extremely low. What they pay for self sourced is less then what most places pay for simple branch generated leads or online leads. Processing is a mess - a lot of loans gets closing pushed back for things that could of be done early on or blow up for ridiculous things. You will spend half of your day in files doing things processing should be doing. Hours are awful, the draw and how commission is paid is awful, and you are stuck in a cubicle 8-10 hours a day.

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Lower Response
3y
We appreciate the feedback. We are always evaluating the market to ensure that our team is being compensated fairly. The culture and the people are truly what set us apart. We celebrate our employees throughout the year with awards, company events, team building, and anniversary acknowledgements. It’s our way of showing our teams that we see their efforts and hard work. We wish you the best!

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5.0
Mar 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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