Dean & the staff are amazing. Very attentive and thorough. He is an honest man who will "tell it like it is".

I have had several mortgages with different companies - this is by far my favorite. They were recommended by realtor who has decades of experience, and I know why! They are so helpful throughout the buying process, they came to our closing to ensure it went without a hitch, and best of all - they don't sell the mortgages. If you are a first time home owner, you may not realize how rare and amazing that is. They have a nice website for looking at the mortgage details and setting up auto-payments - so even though they are local, you get the perks you would get from a larger company. I don't intend to move for a while, but I'd buy with them again in a heartbeat. They did give us a gift and request the review, but these are my true feelings. Look no further if you're buying a home. read more

Their receptionist wears flip flops to work. I wonder why they got so many good feed backs. I got taken in by their good feed back. My file was there for a week untouched. Calls after calls and texts. Just found out that one document was not signed. When I address my concern to Dean, he said you are welcome to look for a different lender. Not to mention about their receptionist is wearing flip flops at work, I should have say no when I notice that. read more

The worst, and I mean worst buying experience. I knew when me and my wife had troubles with them I shouldn't of sent my dad with these people. It started 45 days ago when my dad put an application in for a house. We (me and my dad) were told he was approved with 3 percent down on conventional loan and everything was going smoothly. What do ya know, 3 days before closing we get a call saying well we checked your dad's credit and there are some things he needs to pay off, (what the hell were you doing for 27 days with his credit? Looking at it??? . Well my dad goes and pays off the stuff he had, a measly 1000 dollar bill. He pays it off, sends them the proof, they said this should do it!!! What do ya know, now my dad needs a co-signer!!! LOL, well at this point we have missed our closing date. So what do I do as a good son with NO DEBT in my name, I co-sign for him. They say great with you co-signing everything should be perfect. So I fill the paperwork out, I do all that stuff, they say with you co-signing, 5 percent down on a conventional loan. Take it my credit score isn't great it's average but I do bring home decent money and no debt. What do ya know, they come back with, "guys if you don't want to lose this house you need 10 percent down with all closing cost". LOL so we went from your dad is approved with 3 percent down, your dad is approved with 5 percent down if he pays off his debt, oh wait you need to co-sign for 5 percent down, oh well looks good but now you have missed your closing date and need 10 percent down. There were 3 people working on this case and not 1 knew what the other person said. One guy has absolutely no idea what is going on, he just sends out disclosures that are wrong, one lady is just a paper pusher, and the other guy says one thing and means the other. You know guys if your credit score was just a little better!!! Well you know guys your score is okay but if your debt to income ratio was just a little better!!! Well you know guys everything is paid off but if your credit score was just a little better!!! LOL if it's not one thing it's another. DON'T DO BUSINESS HERE. read more

Dean Riddell and his team went above and beyond during my home buying process. From day one when I met with Dean and ran through some numbers, until my closing date, Dean was right by my side and always made sure my needs were met. I had heard the horror story's from other friends and colleagues that used different lenders and didn't get to close on time or had a list of problems during the process. Not a single problem with SWBC. Dean and his team are local and always a text or a phone call away. I never realized buying a home could be so easy! I highly recommended SWBC Mortgage. read more