I wish I didn't have to give a star at all. If you go to the Key mortgage website, the clever marketing says "If you have dreams....we have solutions." This is so ironic to me because Key Mortgage CRUSHED my dreams, all because I trusted them. 2 months ago, my realtor came to my home with an offer from a buyer to buy the property. My husband and I were thrilled because we needed to sell our home in order to buy our DREAM home. The offer came in from a buyer who had a PRE APPROVAL LETTER from Key Mortgage. My realtor told me that she works with Key Mortgage all the time and they are very reliable. The Key Mortgage website even said that a pre approval letter from their company will help a buyer buy a home and a seller be reassured. Well, that's just the beginning of the false promises from Key Mortgage. Long story short, the incompetent employees of Key pre approved our buyer without checking all her information, and she did not actually qualify for the loan. EIGHT DAYS before we were supposed to close, Key mortgage pulled out and the deal was dead. Key Mortgage admitted their mistake and gave the buyer back her application fees, but left US in the dust. Meanwhile, WE, a family of 6, was ALL PACKED, had a deal on our DREAM HOME that we had to cancel, and were left standing stunned, holding a worthless pre approval letter. The owner even contacted our attorney and offered all of his help to fix the problem and get the deal to go through, but then was out of the office when we tried to move forward. He made false promises to us, then disappeared. KEY MORTGAGE SCREWED US OVER. Do NOT be fooled by this company and their false promises. Save yourselves some time and heart ache. Use CHASE read more

Our family relocated to the Chicago market from Arizona and after 6 months of renting we made an offer on the dream home we will raise our 5 children in. The listing agent at Baird & Warner recommended Key Mortgage Services, and referred us to Craig Thurston, a loan officer at the company. I could not have asked for an easier, more seamless transaction. We provided the information over the phone for a pre-auth and received a letter that day which we provided to the listing agent, with our offer. Craig helped us decide on a loan and told us exactly which documents we would need to verify income and qualify for the loan. The next day I was at the Baird & Warner office meeting with Craig where I filled out the application and provided most of the documents. Subsequent documents were provided to him a few days later. Over the following week his assistant requested the final missing documents and they submitted the loan to underwriting. We were informed a week before our 7/31 deadline that we were clear to close. When we shopped around for our loan our requirements were 1) good loan terms and 2) the ability to close by the end of the month. We made our offer on Tuesday July 7th, and closed today, July 31st. We were in and out of the office at closing within an hour. I could not be happier with the professionalism and service provided by Craig and the folks at Key Mortgage Services. read more

Mike Tobin with Key Mortgage was put into a challenging situation and still pulled it off! After switching lenders due to uncertainty in successfully obtaining a loan, Mike was already under strict time constraints. He was honest, forthcoming, and up for the challenge. Mike began the process with me while driving home from the office, and continued to put the pieces together that weekend. We then sat down together and he took the time to explain all of the numbers to me, and seemed to really enjoy his job. We kept in contact, even at late hours of the night. If any phone call was unanswered by Mike, he would return it within the hour. He also responded to text messages within a couple minutes. Finally, 2 weeks prior to the already short time constraint, my loan was approved. I have already referred Mike to others and will continue to do so. The Key Mortgage website was set up to easily navigate and made it easy to upload any necessary documents and to view the progress of your loan. This review is veing made 2 weeks since closing. read more

This was an absolutely amazing team to work with in buying my first home this July! JoAnna White not only walked us through every step of the process, but she helped us find the best possible mortgage for our home. JoAnna also worked with my fiance when he purchased his first home several years ago and she continues to amaze us with how easy the mortgage process can be with the right person. Not only was our pre-approval done within a matter of a couple days but all of our paperwork was done quickly and easily once we had found the home we wanted to purchase. We were actually able to beat out another offer on the house we wanted because all of our pre-approval info and support of Key Mortgage was in place so quickly. Our "dream team" of JoAnna and her team at Key Mortgage Services along with the dynamic duo of our real estate agent and attorney made our entire experience above and beyond! I can't recommend Key Mortgages and Joanna White enough, they are exceptional in all aspects! read more

Key Mortgage and Ron Haddad a top mortgage broker there did an absolutely amazing job getting me qualified and then helping me jump through a number of hoops to get me to the closing table last summer. Ron is an extremely knowledgeable and very professional mortgage broker. My FHA mortgage was not an easy deal to get done but between Ron and the team he has at Key mortgage my family has a beautiful home and its Ron I have to thank for that. I always have him and his team in mind when someone is trying to get qualified to purchase or refinance their home mortgage. Thank you to the loan processors at Key Mortgage, the real estate agent at Baird & Warner and Mrs. Keating the attorney Ron recommended. They're an outstanding team of business professionals that know how to work with each other to get customers qualified, processed, and closed. Thank you to everyone there!! read more

I've had the pleasure of working with John Lewis and can honestly say I would've never survived the home buying process without him. There's no doubt he is one of the best mortgage brokers in the business. He's helped us with two different mortgages in the past, along with a refi that saved us over $750 per month. He's amazing! Being self employed, the mortgage process is so much harder -- but with John behind us -- we didn't have to worry. He is the ultimate professional and knows his stuff, but more importantly, he is SO patient and takes the time to explain an incredibly complicated, and sometimes scary, process every step of the way. He never made me feel like I was asking a 'dumb' question, when I know for a fact, I asked many. If you're looking for a mortgage or refi, do yourself a favor and get John Lewis on your side. You won't regret it! read more

Awful, Awful, Awful! I closed on my home back in 2013. I've only decided to write a review now because I wrote a wonderful review for another mortgage company that my fiance and I decided to go with. They helped us purchase our home and are now assisting us with re-financing. Thankfully, we ended up buying our dream home in 2013 but it was no thanks to Key Mortgage. They were very unorganized, made a lot of errors on our paperwork, and toward the end of our process, the individual that was working with us quit. They tried to have us work with someone else and IT WAS EVEN MORE OF A MESS (just when I thought it wasn't possible)! Thankfully, my friend from the other mortgage company stepped in. Not everyone can be so lucky though so my advice is to save yourself the trouble and just go elsewhere!!! read more

This was my first purchase in Chicago and my first purchase since 2006. I was advised the whole process has changed and while I sure did have to give a lot of documents and information I was told upfront this would happen and they met every expectation they set. The loan officer took the time to give me options and let ME chose what was right for me. The seller was difficult and didn't use a real estate agent so communication was a bear - Key Mortgage went above and beyond to stay on the seller and make sure we got what we need in order to close. Buying a home isn't easy for anyone, but Key Mortgage made the process transparent and smooth- who could ask for more! Would highly recommend them to anyone buying or selling. read more

Worked with Ron Haddad and Kimberly Loomis, or I should say they worked and I just got the benefits. We were under pressure from the seller who wanted to close very quickly which under the new regulations would have been difficult, but Key Mortgage more than did it right. Ron took his time to review options and got me one that was really good for my current situation. Once the application was filled Kimberly processed the documents faster than I could bring the together. I would always receive a response from her within 30 minutes from my emails. Bottom line is they did what they needed to do and my loan was processed and cleared for closing within a month of my application. read more

Working with Baird and Warner, Naperville office as a broker now for more than 5 years, our in-house mortgage team Key Mortgage, helps with the whole home buying process, including our own Title services. The answers to questions that arise during the entire transaction process, from start to a smooth close, cuts back on time and improves response time tremendously. Clients are very appreciative of this fast communication channel in our office, included but not limited to, but also extend to recommended and efficient real estate attorneys, who work very closely with clients. It is clearly team effort to get their home closed in a timely and efficient manner. Thank you! read more

I have had an excellent customer service experience while refinancing my loan with Key mortgage. Dee Dee Sanderson, Loan Officer Assistant and Joy Prisching, Senior Mortgage Consultant were very helpful, proficient, caring through out the process. It must not have been an easy task for them as I live abroad and a timing difference of 10 hours, but they were accommodating and patience for my responses. The process seemed flawless compare what I had to go through on my 1st mortgage with another company. Overall a pleasant experience and I thank you both Joy & DeeDee for a wonderful experience. Syed Naqi read more

I met Joanna White over 13 years ago and I have and will continue to trust her with any of my mortgage needs. Joanna is what brought me to key mortgage and she did not disappoint. Her team was always accessible, responsive and reacted quickly to any issues that arose. She even went the extra mile for us knowing that our closely may have some challenges from the seller side of things and had a team ready for us if issues arose. Thankfully she did that as there were issues and the Joanna and the Key Team helped resolve them for us. Would recommend Joanna to anyone and everyone that asks me! read more

I had the pleasure of working with Michael Polera and all I can say is WOW! My wife and I were buying our first house ever! Which can be scary but he was there the whole time to answer questions and make us feel better about the process! Michael went above and beyond with helping us establish what we could afford, walking us through the contract, and making loan process a lot simpler. I called him at all times of the day and he almost always responded or called us back right away! he was always very upbeat! I would highly recommend using his services! Louis read more

Craig Thurston at Key Mortgage was our loan officer and I could not be happier with the overall process. We were referred to him by a next door neighbor and we were a little hesitant to call him as we had used Chase for our last refinance. Well, Mr. Thurston's service and attention to our MANY questions was outstanding. He came to our home after business hours to accommodate my schedule and he promptly returned our phone calls AFTER business hours. Very rare in today's world. I would not hesitate to recommend Key Mortgage to anyone! Thanks again Craig. read more

Ron Haddad and his team, Kimberly Loomis and Kelly Laporte did an amazing job! We wanted a 30 day close and they worked hard to make it happen. My husband has 5 investment properties, with a lot of extra paperwork required for our loan. The team was on top of everything and were always available to answer our questions-whatever time we emailed! They really went above and beyond, not only to get a very intricate loan to close on time but to take the time to explain everything in detail so we felt comfortable and informed. They get our highest recommendation! read more

Everything went incredibly smoothly for us, but I'm sure there was a ton of craziness with lenders going on behind the scenes that our Key Mortgage team (Esther and Milissa) did a wonderful job of shielding us from. They outlined what documents were needed from us, gave us access to a handy portal to electronically upload those docs, and checked in regularly to make sure nothing slipped through the cracks. Also, and maybe most importantly, I am very pleased with our rates and the rest of the terms of our loan. Highly recommended. read more

This was my first time buying a home and Tricia made the whole experience wonderful. She explained everything very carefully and was honest about everything, even if it was something I didn't always want to hear. She always returned my calls and replied to my emails in a very timely manner. I changed realtors twice and they all agreed that I was very lucky to have Tricia as my Mortgage Broker. If I ever decide to purchase another home in this area, I would surely choose Tricia as my broker again. Thanks for everything Tricia! read more

Buying my first home through Derek Malley and his team was truly a life changing experience. Not only was I blown away by the professionalism of the team, but Derek always made himself accessible for my questions throughout this trying process- talk about a detail-oriented guy! From the beginning to the end of this huge buying journey with Derek and his Key Mortgage team, my partner Samantha and I didn't feel like we were buying a house, we felt like we were buying a real home and we are forever grateful for that. read more

I worked with Derek Malley when buying my first home and I cannot say enough great things about him and Key Mortgage! He was with me every step of the way, answering questions and making suggestions. I had the choice of working with Derek over the phone, in person or electronically. Key Mortgage has an easy to use website in which all documents requested were uploaded and submitted, perfect if you don't have time for face to face visits or phone calls. Derek is very knowledgeable and amazing at what he does. read more