First Republic Bank has been a godsend for our first home purchase! We had a rather unique situation in that one of us was considered self-employed and the other was working for a company that just announced it was dissolving. We talked to numerous lenders who weren't willing to accommodate our situation. Luckily our agent connected us with Evan Sanchez just in time before we would have to give up on the offer. He immediately met with us in-person, evaluated our situation holistically, and helped us get approved for a loan within days. We wouldn't have been able to close on this condo without First Republic's common sense approach and responsiveness!