We closed in three weeks at a great rate. Dave Szabo and Zahra Shah were very helpful. A rapid closing was fundamental to me getting the house. read more

In a high priced and competitive market, Dave Gravely and Zahra Shah were great to work with and have in our corner. They helped us get a competitive rate and were extremely responsive throughout the process with any questions or concerns. This is the second time my wife and I have used Aurora Financial and we have been happy both times! read more

I worked with Steve Harrison, who was great and answered all my questions. But when the loan got sent to underwriting, it just stalled and stalled. They would ask me for a couple things which I would send, and then not respond until noon on a Friday (and the underwriter would go home at 2:30 PM on Fridays). This happened twice and stalled the loan both times. They even asked for the same exact things on three separate occasions, again stalling before I could respond. I called the underwriters multiple times, called their supervisor multiple times, and never got ahold of any of them by any method other than email, even though they all put their phone numbers in their signatures. The loan was conditionally approved and then dropped at the last second because of one of these pieces of information. All easily clarified by phone. They locked me early and then dropped me four weeks later instead of actually talking to me. The salespeople were great and helpful, which is why I'm giving two stars. But the underwriters ended up costing me $800 by their delays and wasting a ton of my time, since a quick conversation probably would've sorted the situation out early enough for me to get another lender before my next monthly payment. If you have completely vanilla income and there's nothing at all complicated about your finances, then they're probably fine to go with- my friend uses them and is how I got the recommendation. But god forbid you have income from multiple sources that varies from year to year- you won't be able to reach the people you need to figure out whether they'll take you until you're several weeks into it. read more

We whad a tight 25 day close and Aurora got us final approval with a week to spare. Excellent communication and service throughout the process. read more

This team of Stevens saved our 2020 real estate journey. We abruptly had to look for a new home and the unfortunate events led to a peaceful, triumphant and awesome conclusion thanks to the folks below: 1) Steven Holden Harrison was my loan officer in 2013 when he was assigned to me by my credit union. He was so diligent and so helpful that when we ventured out this year, we were determined to find him and work with him alone. Back in 2013, he had our backs to such an extent that he made a tremendous impression on us. This year, he equally showed that our trust was not misplaced. He got us a great rate, was available at the drop of a hat and he and Leah Palmer helped ensure we closed on time. We are proud to and willingly refer Steve and the good folks at Aurora Financials to all home buyers. Though we won't be needing it, it would be remiss of me to fail to mention that Aurora Financials also has a remarkable refinance program for its customers. 2) Steven Mayes (https://www.facebook.com/SG-Property-Services-2372443762781719/) was our kind and patient realtor. He and Steven Harrison were not the least bit pushy. We spent several months trying to decide on the right home. Steven Mayes helped us avoid pit falls and each time we decided to make an offer, both he and Steven H worked with us and provided the much needed guidance. Steven M. helped us buy our current home and assisted us in selling our old. To sweeten the pot, he slashed his commission on the sale and gave us a hefty discount. We equally are grateful for the other perks we received from him and the network of vendors that he linked us to. One more thing, if you love lean meat, he is your go to guy. The beef from his farm is fresh and delicious. 3) Steven Joseph (http://www.stevenjoseph.realtor/) though not our realtor made this list because he went above and beyond in bailing us out of a quagmire with our former HOA and ensuring his clients got the home they wanted. We are immensely grateful to him So there you have it. If you are in the DMV area and are ready to buy or sell a home or know anyone who wants to, please do not hesitate to recommend these 3 Stevens and Aurora Financials. Ps: We used Saratoga Title & Escrow, Inc for both our purchase and sale. They were as much a blessing as the 3 Stevens mentioned above. All the best in your real estate journeys. read more

I honestly received the best service I believe I could have received with Aurora Financial. I was pleasantly surprised that every individual along the way was courteous, respectful, willing to help, and very responsive. Kais did everything he could to help me get good rates and answer my dumb questions while being a generally nice person to speak with. Leah was always on top of every step and made sure all potential bottlenecks were handled well before they became a problem. I very much appreciated her ability to simplify this complicated process and help me understand what was going on. Because of her, there were no surprises come closing day. All documents said exactly what they were supposed to say. Overall I highly recommend Aurora Financial and will be recommending them to my friends. read more

I wanted to make sure I took the time to thank the Aurora Financial team for their professionalism, helpfulness, and time spent with my wife and I as we purchased our new home. As I enter into medical retirement from the Army, we were already burdened with quite a bit of stress as we move into this next phase of life. Dave and Andrew were of the utmost help throughout this process and we couldn't have asked for a better team to guide us through. In fact, their professionalism led me to research the VA funding fee exemption which resulted in my identifying that I could use an initial VA rating (prior to separation) for an exemption, VA Form 26-8937. We are extremely pleased with the process, professionalism, and help that the Aurora team provided and wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking for a home loan. read more

Aurora Financial was great to work with. They were very transparent, responsive and they listened to what I wanted and didn't make me feel pressured at all to make certain choices. Communication was great and everything went very smoothly. Additionally, they had the best rates of anyone...no one could beat them and I sourced numerous quotes. Highly recommended for service and value. I'm glad I used them for my first home purchase. read more

Fantastic experience from start to finish! This is our second refinance with Aurora and each one was quite painless. The whole team was terrific. We worked with Dave Gravely at the start who got us a great rate which was lower than other places we shopped around, and there were no lender fees. Aurora was also very fast with the closing process so we were able to close in about 3 weeks (although in order to do this they require fast turnarounds on providing documents, signatures, etc., which is fair). Manier Sarik was our loan processor and walked us through the complex documentation process, making it about as easy as it could be, and was very responsive to emails as well. Our closer Maily Ung was also very efficient and transparent with communication. Overall it was a great experience and we will likely go with Aurora again if we ever need a mortgage or refinance. read more

Thanks to Kais Baker at Aurora Financial. We got a great rate, low closing costs and closed very quickly. Kais is thorough and knowledgeable and extremely responsive-answering calls and emails within minutes. We couldn't have asked for a better re-fi. read more

Kais was our loan officer and helped make the process easy. Kais was very responsive to emails, detailed with instructions to upload and submit documents and very knowledgeable about the process. The closing costs were reasonable and the final fees were extremely close to the final closing costs. The whole process was seemless and we highly recommend Aurora and Kais specifically. read more

Just did a 15 yr refi at 2.5% and had a very good experience with Aurora. I worked with Stan Mitchell and his team. I called around to the local banks (Cap One, Wells Fargo, B & H; etc) and Aurora beat their rates by at least on 1/8 and for Cap One by a quarter. I thought it was too good to be true, but I read the reviews on Angie's List, where 27 out of 30 were glowing and the few bad ones were mainly due to poor credit. Its so refreshing to have the rate advertised on their website be the one you receive and there not be any hidden fees or gimmicks. I even got a nice coupon from Angie's List to offest the Appraisal Cost. Overall it took me exactly 3 weeks to close from the day Stan answered my phone call. Highly rec and will use them in the future. read more

So far so good. I was recommended to Aurora for refinance through a friend who also had a positive experience. Dave Gravely was responsive and was able to provide an initial rate and closing cost worksheet very quickly. They had reasonable closing costs and were able to waive some items. Also appreciate that they were not pushy like so many other companies can be. Zahra Shah, who was my POC for their mortgage processing team, was responsive and knew what she was doing. They hybrid closing was easy to do. My mortgage will be transferred to a different servicer so I only hope they are as customer oriented and competent as Aurora is. read more

As good as it gets!! I got my initial mortgage from Aurora and then again re-financed my loan again through them. I worked with Dave Gravely and both times the process was streamlined, efficient and Dave was very responsive. He has been in the industry a long time and is very knowledgeable. He provided me with good rates and saved me the headache of having to shop around. I normally use Navy/Pentagon as my benchmark for comparison of rates and Aurora still came through with competitive rates. Zahra Shah has been great as well and was working on weekends to close out the loan. Overall a great experience and I look forward to many more loans/refinances with Aurora!! I'd highly recommend Aurora to all my friends. read more

I dealt with Dave Gravely and Marie Christensen for a mortgage. They were both extremely professional and easy to deal with. Quick responses to my many questions. These days you need to provide what, at times, seems to be an excessive amount of documentation for a mortgage approval. Aurora makes this as painless as possible with the ability to securely upload the documents online. In fact, except for a few phone calls early in the process regarding locking in rates and prequal letters, I communicated almost exclusively through email. With my schedule I appreciate that. Dave was also very accommodating and patient throughout the whole process because we had contracts on 2 houses until we closed on the third one. He was always prompt with updated prequall letters and flexible with putting a hold on the application process until we found the right house for us. They also had the best rates with no points or origination fees. I highly recommend and I would use them again without reservation. read more

The way Aurora does business is unlike any mortgage broker I have done business with in the past. I receive a shotgun blast for signatures and documents with an unreasonable and artificial due dates. I had 3 days to sign and send everything. There is always a reason when a company resorts to atypical high pressure hurry-up tactics. I think it is because I balked at the $900- appraisal estimate. They also wanted to to sign forms with blank dollar amounts on it. If they can't gouge me on the fees then they make it impossible to meet their requirements so it becomes my fault the loan didn't go through. The specifics: Although I electronically signed documents they insisted 3 had to be printed and "wet signed." Then I was to fax or scan and email them back to Aurora. Those 3 documents were authorization to run a credit report, (which they already ran), an authorization to pay $25 each to verify any of my accounts (I was told this was a just in case need) and an authorization to verify my Social Security number. Note there was no need expressed to mail the actual forms so there is no difference from the other e-documents. All the while they pressed for all kinds of bank, retirement, tax, etc. statements. Also note that none of my questions or concerns were addressed until after they canceled the loan. read more

Whatever this company may have been three or four years ago (the ages of its two other reviews), they are far from those heights now. They advertise the ability to close re-fi's in 14 days, but don't deliver. Ours was not set up as a 14-day re-fi, but we got them everything they requested with more than 14 days to spare, yet they told us that our loan couldn't close on time, and they wanted to raise our fees. In other words, they get your business by offering great terms, but then use bogus excuses to change those terms when you're so far along in the process that it is a major hassle to switch lenders. In fact, our rate lock expired on a Saturday, but they said that they don't do closings on Saturdays and that signing Monday would cost us an extra $500, so their 30-day rate lock is apparently a 29-day lock when that would generate more fees. When I insisted that everything be done to close without additional fees, I had to call their chosen title company to issue the final title report. After doing that, and despite Aurora saying it couldn't be done, we signed the papers on Friday (the 29th day) and the loan funded the following week. If I had just accepted what they were telling me, it would have cost us $500 more. Not a huge amount of money in the context of a mortgage, but it's the kind of tactic that I would not expect from an honest lender. The bottom line is that they aren't trustworthy enough to choose over the many other options out there. They also threatened to get their attorney involved over my review, so they've got that going for them, too. read more

At no fault of Aurora Financial, I did not finalize my loan with them, but everyone that I dealt with at Aurora was responsive and very helpful. I dealt with Stanley Schurtz and Andrew Pincus. Their rates were significantly better and more transparent than Rocket mortgage. read more

Dave and Manier were extremely helpful. They were knowledgeable and answered all questions I had in a prompt manner.

Based on my experience, I would probably use them again, for the following reasons: - The fees ended up being less than the good faith estimate. - The rate they offered could not be beaten. - They closed in two weeks and everything went through ok with all parties involved. Why not a five star? They didn't tell me we were closing until the day of, could not ever get me a settlement amount to be paid (since we fixed the amount we wanted to borrow), the subcontracted notary that came to our house showed up 2 hours late (forcing me to miss a baby shower), and despite at least 10 phone calls, have NEVER sent me the payoff statement from my old mortgage (which was definitely too high) or the appraisal that we paid for. So they are a headache to deal with - I've never seen such a pathetic response from "professionals", but I'll forget about it in a few months when I'm saving money on my mortgage. Just be forewarned that they are sloppy and annoying to deal with. read more

I recently refinanced a rental property with Steve Haynes from Aurora Financial. I cannot stress enough how easy, fast, and truly excellent this service was. In an afternoon I was given a rate that was so low I wondered if the business was reputable, but I checked their reviews on another website (Zillow.com), and checked their BBB rating (A+), so I went ahead with the process. (Note that their business is in Virginia when you do your own review search). I closed 3 weeks after my initial phone call. (Let me compare this experience to a refi with my primary residence using a major bank. That one took 8 months!). Steve was particularly fast, professional, and accessible. And he honored his initial rate quote. At one point in the process I was transfered to the loan processor, but this is standard in my experience with banks and loan brokerage firms. One note: If you are going to use them and want to close fast, be ready to gather your financial information quickly, as their rate locks expire one or two days after the quote. I had my documents accessible because of my primary home refi, but just a head's up. If there are any questionable issues in your credit report, you may need to write a short letter of explanation. That is typical these days. There were no surprises in the actual document signing. I was shocked at how many zeros there were in the fees portion of the HUD. Very low fees, low rate, and an overall easy and pleasant experience. read more

We used Aurora Financial for our house purchase.. Everyone was very efficient, even working on weekends to get us the information we needed to keep the ball rolling towards obtaining a mortgage in a timely manner. They were very clear about what documents were needed from our end and also in explaining the home buying process to us in a language that we could understand! They were always accessible by phone and were even ready to close sooner than the closing date. (The seller for the house we were buying was not ready to close as early as our lender was!) The house was a foreclosure and so it was a little more complicated than the regular sale but they were able to handle it without any problems. They also gave really sound advice about how to handle the more complex nature of our purchase. I think that some of the advice they gave actually helped us to steer clear from some potential issues. Everything went smoothly and there were no surprises. I find them to be very thorough and efficient and would definitely recommend them to anyone. read more

The process was smooth and efficient. We closed on time and with (relatively) few headaches. Overall I'd give them top marks as they kept the stress to a minimum and closed on time. We were a little hesitant at first but we liked the rate and I'm glad we chose an "online" lender. read more

Aurora did a great job refinancing my home. They were professional, knowledgable, helpful, responsive to my questions, closed the loan quickly and did this more economically than any other lender in the United States! Local lenders were quoting me an interest rate 1/2 to 3/4 points higher than Aurora......PLUS larger closing costs! I was skeptical about using a company located completely across the country, but I would recommend them to everyone and I'm happy I found them. read more

I've refinanced two loans via Aurora. I compared their rates and fees with several lenders. They offered the best rates and the lowest fees. The process for both loans was handled very professionally and completed on time. read more

I did an appraisal for Aurora Financial and submitted it in January of this year in a very timely manner. Have not been paid by them despite many unreturned messages left for loan officer and accounts payable. read more

I was in touch with Dave from Aurora financial regarding our mortgage refinance. We ended up going with another broker, but Dave offered a very good rate, he was very responsive and I can highly recommend him. read more

Have performed many closing and mortgage applications in my life time. Most difficult ever performed. Insatiable appetite for more and more data that is always in crisis mode. I fully expect to provide employment verification, pay stubs, W-2s, tax filings, bank accounts statements... That was only the beginning and tip of ice berg. Then there was the back tracking from multiple different people, seemed like they could multiply faster than we could answer. Stay very far away. OK, they had competitive rates which is why I used them, didn't know I had to devote my life to achieving results full time. read more

We used Aurora Financial for our house purchase.. Everyone was very efficient, even working on weekends to get us the information we needed to keep the ball rolling towards obtaining a mortgage in a timely manner. They were very clear about what documents were needed from our end and also in explaining the home buying process to us in a language that we could understand! They were always accessible by phone and were even ready to close sooner than the closing date. (The seller for the house we were buying was not ready to close as early as our lender was!) The house was a foreclosure and so it was a little more complicated than the regular sale but they were able to handle it without any problems. They also gave really sound advice about how to handle the more complex nature of our purchase. I think that some of the advice they gave actually helped us to steer clear from some potential issues. Everything went smoothly and there were no surprises. I find them to be very thorough and efficient and would definitely recommend them to anyone. read more

I closed two mortgage loans on time with them in 2011 and 2014. Both times had great customer service experience. Rates were also competitive. read more

Scott and company got me a great rate. With any refi, there are a lot of factors that contribute to your success, including how organized you are with your own documents, what type of property you have (condos are tougher), and whether you are underwater on your mortgage. My stuff was organized and circumstances were good, so that contributed to the speed, but Aurora was great to work with. They helped me find good deals on title and appraisal services, and didn't charge any lender fees. They locked in my rate quickly and answered questions promptly, and were quick to follow up when they needed something to move things along. We closed in less than 30 days from my first phone call to Aurora. All in all it was a great experience and I am enjoying my new much lower monthly payment! Thank you, Scott. read more

Great customer service!!! Louis T. and Maria B. were both great in assisting me with the refinancing of my FHA loan into a conventional loan. I contacted Louis on 04/03/15 and was able to close on by 04/20/15, but I chose to close later. I was able to obtain the lowest interest rate compared to other lenders I contacted. They worked with Global Title. Denise M. at Global was also great. Between Louis and Denise, my questions were answered quickly, efficiently, and kept me at ease. I would highly recommend Aurora Financial. Everyone involved did a wonderful job. Everything was done via email. The key is to have all of your paperwork ready to go. Definitely an A+ company read more