I cannot tell you how much I really appreciate McLean Mortgage in helping us getting a loan. I first went to Bank of America, thinking being a long time member would help me get a loan, sadly I barely got any responds! So I reached out to McLean Mortgage as suggested by my realtor, and they really worked with me in getting that loan amount. They helped me knowing what factors affects the decision in giving me loans. I was suggested to pay off this card or that card, to make sure my debt to income ratio is within range for the loan. They helped generate different scenarios if I use both of mine and my spouse or just one of us. They really did get to know us and helped us through the most frustrating time in the house buying process. They did not try to rip us off by telling us to get this or that, they were straightforward, helpful, make us feel valuable and they treat us like people, people who are looking to buy a forever home; which is not like big banks that treat us like commodity and has no value. I would totally opt in for smaller mortgage company and leave the big banks for checking account.