Sinking Shipping - Sales Lower Employee Review

1.0
Oct 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Culture, when times are good, is excellent. Pay and benefits are also competitive, though not right now

Cons

Well the biggest drawback is that this company is either heading towards shutting the doors, or being bought out by someone. There is no future for Lower.com as it is. They have very cleverly laid off about 90% of the workforce, but have done it in such a way to avoid publicity. They’ve done so much cutting that the actual talent backbone of the company is now gone. I believe the strategy is to basically hunker down until the market recovers. Even if that is successful, all their talent will be working for the competition by then and it will be an uphill battle to gain any market share. If they survive of course…but that’s not looking good

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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
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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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