Preferred Rate, a division of American Pacific Mortgage Corporation NMLS #1850 : Licensed by the Department of Business Oversight Under the California Residential Mortgage Act. Equal Housing Opportunity. Our core team has been together since 2012. Our operations team offers a level of speed and efficiency achievable only through the combination of people who know and respect each other very well. We started like a lot of great ventures — an experienced team with stunning talent, full commitment, drive and passion, and a mission to serve our customers with integrity. We have been in the industry long enough to have lived through the mortgage meltdown, and we understand first-hand how quickly things can change.