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Loans in plain numbers.

Loans in plain numbers.

Loans in plain numbers.

Compare 40+ lenders in one place. See your rate, every fee and your monthly payment before you share a single document.

No hard credit check

3 minute estimate

Licensed broker PR-0418

Buy a home

Refinance

Car

Business

Pre-qualified in 3 minutes

Your estimate

Fixed · 30 yrs

/mo

Loan amount

Rate

APR

Broker fee

$0

Principal 46%

Interest 54%

Buy a home

Refinance

Car

Business

Pre-qualified in 3 minutes

Your estimate

Fixed · 30 yrs

/mo

Loan amount

Rate

APR

Broker fee

$0

Principal 46%

Interest 54%

  • Today’s rates

  • Home purchase

    6.12

    %

    Refinance

    5.94

    %

    Home equity

    7.45

    %

    Personal loan

    8.99

    %

    Business loan

    9.25

    %

    Auto loan

    5.49

    %

  • Updated Oct 10, 2026 · 9:00 AM ET

Why Plainrate

We work for you, not the lender.

We compare offers from more than 40 lenders and show you the three with the lowest total cost. Every fee is in dollars, on one page, before you apply.

Saved $214 a month

Closing

Day 17 of 21

Keys expected

Oct 31

lenders compared for every application

Banks

Credit unions

Online lenders

$0

broker fee on home, personal and auto loans

Lenders pay us 0.5% to 1%, shown on your estimate.

Soft check, no score impact

See your real rate with a soft credit pull. A full check only happens when you choose an offer.

days

from application to keys, on average

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Loan Studio

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Five free tools that do the math for you: your payment, how much you can borrow, what paying extra saves, two loans side by side, and a quick eligibility check.

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Eligibility

Term30 years
Monthly payment
/mo
Principal 46%Interest 54%
Total interest$533,805
Total paid$983,805

in loans arranged since 2014

families and owners helped

days to close, on average

rating from 1,240 reviews

How it works

Watch a loan come together.

Every estimate we send follows the same five lines. You see each number before you share a single document.

  1. 01How much you need
  2. 02Your rate and APR
  3. 03Every fee, in dollars
  4. 04Your monthly payment
  5. 05Your rate, locked in
Loan estimateRef PR-26-0418
Loan amount$450,000
Rate · 30 year fixed6.12%
APR6.24%
Lender fees$1,240
Broker fee$0
Monthly payment
Rate locked for 45 days

Stories

Real borrowers. Real numbers.

What people saved, how long it took and what surprised them. Every story comes with the figures behind it.

Average from 1,240 reviews

We were told we needed 20% down. Plainrate found us a 10% option and showed the full cost of both, side by side. We closed in 19 days.

$38,500

less needed up front

Maya and Tom carrying boxes into their new home

Maya and Tom R.

Austin, TX

I had no idea my rate had crept up. They showed me the break-even month before I signed anything, and I have saved money every month since.

$214

saved every month

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Grace L.

Denver, CO

We needed a new oven before the holiday rush. We had three offers in two days and the money in seven.

$85,000

funded for a new oven

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Ana and Luis P.

Brooklyn, NY

Advisors

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Elena Marsh

Senior mortgage advisor

License PR-1904

English, Spanish

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Daniel Okafor

First-time buyer advisor

License PR-2317

English, French

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Priya Raman

Business lending advisor

License PR-2088

English, Hindi, Tamil

Portrait of Marcus Lee

Marcus Lee

Personal and auto loan advisor

License PR-2542

English, Korean

Portrait of Elena Marsh

Elena Marsh

Senior mortgage advisor

License PR-1904

English, Spanish

Portrait of Daniel Okafor

Daniel Okafor

First-time buyer advisor

License PR-2317

English, French

Portrait of Priya Raman

Priya Raman

Business lending advisor

License PR-2088

English, Hindi, Tamil

Portrait of Marcus Lee

Marcus Lee

Personal and auto loan advisor

License PR-2542

English, Korean

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