From the beginning it appeared that going with NASB for my mortgage would be a smooth process. This was far from the truth when it got down to crunch time. I DO NOT recommending contacting NASB for anything at all regarding a mortgage.
NASB had 30 days to secure a loan and 38 days to close on my condo. The day before I was suppose to have a loan commitment I received an email from my loan officer at 3:42PM stating they would be late. They had to do an extra ?field review?. Mind you my agent said they had never had this problem with the previous 28 units sold in the condo development. Wells Fargo, NASB?s underwriter, demanded this field review to sign off on the loan. The review itself was a bit ridiculous itself considering the developments past, but to realize the review needed to happen less than 24 hours before a loan commitment was due? That?s inexcusable. NASB was 10 days late securing a loan commitment while up until 2 days before it was due all I heard was ?Don?t worry we will get it done on time?. This caused me to close 8 business days later than I was expecting to. Also they charged me an extra $325 for an extra appraisal (which was basically just a second appraiser double checking what the first one did) and would not waive that fee even thought NASB was late every single step of the way.
In summary, in a time critical process NASB and their underwriter?s weren?t able to meet any sort of a deadline at all. What good is a decent rating on the BBB website if you can?t meet any deadlines as a mortgage provider?? That?s like being an eight foot ball basketball player and not being able to catch, dribble, or shoot the basketball. PLEASE use somebody else to secure a loan for your new house or condo to avoid what I had to go through. NASB failed to meet any expectations I had for them. I know every company has little slip ups. This was a major one. Stay away from NASB for your mortgage if you want to close on your home on time. Everything NASB was extremely last minute. Reply to this review and I can email you actual emails from NASB with dates and time stamps on them.
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