Reali Loans Mortgage Review 2023

Reali Loans was the mortgage-lending side of real estate and fintech company Reali, which shut down in 2022.
By
Phil Metzger
Jan 20, 2023

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Our Take

4.5

Home loans overall
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Editor's note: Reali announced its closure in August 2022.

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Reali Loans
Reali Loans: NMLS#991397

Min. credit score
620
Min. down payment
5%
Loan types and products
Purchase, Refinance, Fixed

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Offered a completely online application process.

Cons

  • Previously available in just 16 states.

Compare to Other Lenders

New American Funding
New American Funding: NMLS#6606
Home loans overall
NerdWallet rating
MIN. CREDIT SCORE
580
MIN. CREDIT SCORE
620
MIN. DOWN PAYMENT
3%
MIN. DOWN PAYMENT
3%
LOAN TYPES AND PRODUCTS
Purchase, Refinance, Home Equity, Reverse, Jumbo, Fixed, Adjustable, FHA, VA, USDA
LOAN TYPES AND PRODUCTS
Purchase, Refinance, Jumbo, Fixed, Adjustable, FHA, VA
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Full Review

Reali Loans, formerly known as Lenda, merged and rebranded in 2019 with the flat-fee real estate brokerage service Reali. On August 24, 2022, Reali announced it was beginning to shut down operations, noting that most of its workforce would be laid off on September 9, 2022.

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NerdWallet’s overall ratings for mortgage lenders are evaluated based on four major categories: variety of loan types (purchase, refinance, fixed and adjustable, for example), ease of application, rates and fees and rate transparency. Among the factors we consider when scoring these categories are options to apply for and track loans online, the level of detail about mortgage rates on lender websites and our analysis of the rates and fees lenders reported in the latest available Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data. These scores generate ratings from 1 star (poor) to 5 stars (excellent).

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