This was one of the worst experiences… This was one of the worst experiences of my life. As a career educator, I would give Nav Thakur and the Mutual of Omaha Company a D- for everal reasons: a) The process took over three months to complete and when finished, it was not even close to what we were promised. The initial cash-out refinance was projected to be $83K to allow for major dental work and other home improvement projects. The amount we received after final disclosures reduced the amount to $63K was only $16K. No one could provide us with a reason other than their original calculations were wrong, though our final signing disclosure listed cash back at $63K; b) Mr. Thakur misrepresented and broke several promises about the status of our loan, so much so that he had to restart the process since he ran into a wall with his original underwriting team, despite assuring us there would be no problems. Finally, I was completely transparent at the outset with my situation, and Mr. Thakur assured us that all was fine. I am still evaluating actions I can take given the very poor level of service afforded my family and me. Several days and weeks elapsed with no contact from Mr. Thakur - I had to constantly ask for updates, most of which received no answers. If you are looking for an efficient process, look elsewhere.

Just don’t. Started a home equity loan as a first time homebuyer. Because I was able to put 97,000 down on a 176,000 home. You would think this would motivate mutual to push the loan through. I have a great credit score and good work history. Apparently taking a year off to go to school is not good enough. Mind you this dragged on for months. All through the process they would request ridiculous items such as a letter from my employer that it’s OK for me to live in Baltimore and work in northern Virginia. They wanted a letter from my employer guaranteeing that I would work 30 hours a week even though I’m not listed as a salary employee. The hoops they try and make you jump through are ridiculous. I can’t warn people enough.

I'd go elsewhere for home equity products I was guided to MoOM by Lending Tree when shopping for a home equity loan. The customer satisfaction reviews looked promising, so I contacted the Mortgage Loan Originator who had reached out to me and started their process for at least seeing what rates they offered. It's been 19 days since the process started and I still haven't received an offer OR been told the rate for the loan product that I inquired about. I can tell you the ins and outs of refinancing my existing mortgage (3.25%) into a shiny new higher rate with them, (6.50%). I can take on an additional $18k in unexplained fees tacked onto my mortgage if I like. If rates drop, in 6 months I can refinance again and maybe I'll eventually get back down to the rate I ALREADY have... I cannot say for certain what my rate would be on a home equity loan because the "loan underwriter" won't offer me one because it's not the "best choice" for me. The loan originator told me that it would put my combined rate (3.25% + ???) up to 6.74%, so it had to be at least 16%. Other lenders are between 8-9%, they're up around 16%. Just something to keep in mind. No idea if this is how the company as a whole treats home equity loans, or just the Maryland office.

The very best in his field! Mr. Dominique Sinsay is the number one agent in his career field. He’s the sole reason my disabled sister can now remain in her home. My sister faced losing her home because her income was being reduced by a third. She would not be able to make her mortgage payments. Her only hope was to apply for a HECM reverse mortgage that would eliminate her mortgage payments. However, this was a complex undertaking because of her bad credit score and extreme indebtedness. I worked on her behalf in an attempt to secure a reverse mortgage through Mutual of Omaha, the top-rated company for HECMs. We were put into contact with Mr. Sinsay who devoted hours of his time and walked us through the process and suggested ways we could improve her credit and debt to income ratio. Along the way we ran into many obstacles that Mr. Sinsay worked hard to overcome for her. For example, he personally contacted some of my sister’s biggest creditors to determine if they’d accept payment from this HECM loan should it be approved, further reducing her debt to income ratio to the point that it was acceptable. Through years of experience, skill, and determination he secured approval from Mutual of Omaha as well as the loan underwriters and the FHA. This was a Herculean task that I was afraid couldn’t be accomplished. Mr. Sinsay deserves all the credit for my sister being able to stay in her home. Many, many thanks! Jack M. Ivy, Jr. Colonel (ret), USAF

Reverse Mortgage review. We were satisfied with the attention and professional of the people that helped us get our Reverse Mortgage. Dominique Sinsay was our go to person with everything we needed to do.