"Lower" your standards before joining the company - Senior Loan Consultant Lower Employee Review

1.0
Aug 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- A few good eggs - one in particular who vouched for me and took the time to help me excel - decent competitive compensation in this industry

Cons

- management only praise the strong and prey on the weak - a tale as old as time in sales unfortunately - systems are completely outdated and are too convoluted to even submit documents - please catch up with the rest of the industry - employees are treated as numbers not people by management, only small "send all" emails to show praises to someone that hardly cultivate any form of work culture

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Lower Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. We hear that there has been pain points with some of the systems, which is why we are working hard on updating the programs we use to make the process more efficient not only for our employees, but it will improve the experience for our customers as well. We also currently have the kudos initiative in Workday that allows for anyone in the company to give a shoutout to someone who has done an exceptional job at demonstrating a core value. We also then share some of these kudos during our all hands to help recognize our employees who are making a strong impact with their fellow colleagues. We have been receiving positive feedback on these implementations, but we always encourage our employees to join one of our committees or send any concerns to our HR team if there are areas of concern or needing improvement.

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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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