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About Newrez

Newrez is an online mortgage lender based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. The company provides a number of mortgage products, including purchase loans, refinancing, government-backed loans, nonqualified mortgages (non-QMs), assumable loans and home equity loans.

Customers also have the option to work with local realtors through Newrez’s partner company, Newzip, which allows borrowers to qualify for cash back on closing costs.

Pros
  • Wide variety of loan options
  • Fully online application process
  • On-time closing guarantee
Cons
  • No rates published on website

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed June 11, 2025

    Unfortunately, my mortgage was transferred to NewRez, and my experience since then has been extremely disappointing. While I understand that occasional mistakes can happen, the issues with this company have been ongoing. From double mortgage payments being processed, to a refund check being mailed to the wrong address, it’s been a constant source of frustration.

    Despite my efforts to resolve matters, I’ve had to shoulder the burden while waiting on their correction. The amount of time and energy spent dealing with these repeated problems has been exhausting. Due to the continued errors and lack of accountability, I’ve made the decision to refinance and move my mortgage elsewhere, regardless of the cost. I would discourage and caution others to thoroughly research before working with NewRez.

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    Response from Newrez

    Chris, we appreciate your feedback and regret to hear about your experience. We are actively working to resolve your concerns. If you have any questions in the meantime, we encourage you to reach out to a customer service representative using the live chat on our online portal at www.newrez.com or by calling 855-962-0511. Thank you.

    Customer ServiceCoverageTechStaffBillingRates

    Reviewed May 16, 2025

    I have yet to have a satisfactory interaction with them. Most recent issue is in March I changed my homeowners insurance provider for better coverage at a lower rate. I contacted Newrez to let them know as I did not want them to make a payment to my old insurance company and per the correspondence from Newrez, they make payments 3-5 weeks before the due date. On 1 of my many calls an agent gave me an email address to send my new proof of insurance letter to. It was a website NOT an email address. When I pointed this out she argued with me stating "this is the email address they gave me" I had to explain that if it ends in .com it's a website NOT an email address. As of today my insurance company has yet to receive payment and it's 6 days overdue. Horrible service!! I make my payments on time. Why can't they?

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    Response from Newrez

    Dee, we aim to provide a positive experience at all times. We’ve shared your concerns with our team, who are actively working on your issue. We appreciate the opportunity to address this. If you have any further questions, please call us at 855-962-0511 or start a chat on your online portal at www.newrez.com. Thank you.

    Loan Process

    Reviewed March 28, 2025

    Got a mortgage for a property in AZ through Zillow before selling our home in PA. Paid off the mortgage on 6/18/24 but PHH (servicer for Zillow) said the loan was transferred to Newrez even though it was not to be transferred until 7/1/24. NewRez stated the loan was not paid until July so took the rest of our overpayment and escrow even though we submitted the appropriate payoff and escrow information to them.

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    Response from Newrez

    Gene, thank you for bringing your experience to our attention. We understand your frustration and want to help. To best assist you, please contact a customer service representative by using the live chat on your online portal at newrez.com or by calling 855-962-0511.

    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 5, 2025

    Really awful servicer to deal with on every level. I have constant hassle with them switching from one carrier to another and have not been able to straighten out what they are doing for months. Can't log onto my account half the time, the other half you can’t call them either. I am going to make my second complaint the banking regulators tomorrow.

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    Response from Newrez

    Joan, we regret to hear about your experience. We’d love to discuss this further. Please use the chat function on your online portal at www.newrez.com or call 855-962-0511. Thank you.

    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffBillingLoan Process

    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2025

    Loan was moved to this company. Tried to pull equity to do a kitchen upgrade..excellent credit, $8,000 total in credit card debt, 2 cards. Bought home in 2009 never late. They told me I owed too much on MANY cards. Nope. Asked me why I had many credit inquiries. I wouldn't know because those came from companies trying to OFFER me credit. Last September I did a homestead tax exemption and sent them the documentation. We are going into March and the payment hasn't been adjusted. I've called them 3 times and they are always "working on it". I'm paying $400 to $500 more than I should be! Very disappointed and unnerved seeing so many 1 star reviews on different sites.

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    Response from Newrez

    Kimberly, we understand your frustration and appreciate your feedback. We value your business, and our team is actively working to resolve the issue. If you have any further questions, please contact a customer service representative by calling 855-962-0511. We're committed to providing a better experience for you.

    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffLoan ProcessRates

    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2025

    I didn’t “choose” NewRez, my original loan was with USAA, passed off after a few years to PHH, then to New Rez. My credit is excellent, btw. A few years ago I wanted to refi/consolidate other debt to get a lower rate and pay everything off sooner. They dragged the process out with ridiculous requirements that they later admitted they had stupidly locked themselves into, so I just quit. I have now paid off the mortgage, and 6 weeks later, waiting for my excess escrow payback, which btw, is excessive. If this is the way everyone is treated, they are making a lot of interest on money that isn’t theirs. Customer service is seemingly present, but it’s just an illusion. I routinely get letters weeks after I send an inquiry, long after I’ve given up or found my answer another way.

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    Response from Newrez

    Caroline, we regret to hear about your experience with our team. We’d love to discuss this further. Please use the chat function on your online portal at www.newrez.com or call 855-962-0511. Thank you.

    Customer ServiceStaffBillingLoan ProcessHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2025

    Newrez bought my mortgage from previous lender. No problem. Easy to set up automatic payments. Paid them for years on time no issue. When I wanted to explore what it would entail to recast my loan I found it virtually impossible to get information/support. No way to write in about the issue, live chat with AI didn't work, and virtually impossible to get someone on the phone. I had to lie about why I was calling to get some support. They are a DEBT COLLECTION agency - And that is their focus. In a world with decreasing customer support, and it being super rare to get a real person on the line to help. Newrez stood out as an ALL TIME LOW experience.

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    Response from Newrez

    Josh, thank you for bringing your experience to our attention. We understand your frustration and want to help. To best assist you, please call our customer service team at 855-962-0511 so we can make this right.

    PriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2024

    WORST MORTGAGE COMPANY EVER. STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. You all are practicing deceptive practices. You are unreasonable, unprofessional, you DO NOT service your VA customers as you should be doing. You are committing fraud. You are extremely incompetent. Absolutely horrible.... I will go out of my way to spread this far and wide just how horrible this company is and everyone should stay the hell away from it at all costs. I absolutely LOATHE your company...

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    Response from Newrez

    Thank you for letting us know about your experience. We understand your concerns and are ready to assist. For support, please connect with a customer service representative via the live chat on your online portal at www.newrez.com or by calling 855-962-0511.

    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2024

    If at all possible, please avoid doing business with NewRez. Their customer service is the worst I have ever encountered. Many of the agents seem incompetent while trying to answer basic questions. I have been calling them for 6 months regarding a lender placed insurance that should have never been added to our account. They increased our mortgage payment by 300 dollars and although they found their mistake 3 months later, they still want us to pay for the months they added it.

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    Response from Newrez

    Janetta, thank you for sharing your experience with us. We understand your concerns and are here to help. For the best support, please reach out to a customer service representative via the live chat on your online portal at www.newrez.com or by calling 855-962-0511.

    Customer ServiceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2024

    While my account has been & is current, it is an ongoing challenge when dealing with PHH/Ocwen/NewRez/MQ. Pick a name, they seem to change consistently, but it's the same crappy ALL offshore support. Agents read a script, not fully engaged to answer questions outside of script and sadly most give inaccurate answers, or worse lie. Agents will not give full names, some won't share ID, location and will hangup randomly. Getting accurate answers and real support will require multiple calls over many many hours.

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    Response from Newrez

    Thank you for letting us know about your experience. We understand your concerns and are ready to assist. For support, please connect with a customer service representative via the live chat on your online portal at www.newrez.com or by calling 855-962-0511.

    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaffBillingLoan ProcessHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2024

    I inherited my mother's house in February of 2023. I lost my job in December of 2023 when the loan was sold to NewRez. I immediately asked them for a deferral payment. In April they filed foreclosure. Then decided to have me apply for deferral. Here we are in November, they have set a sale date and said they never received my paperwork.... LIES! I have emails to prove documents were sent. They are shady. I filed a complaint with Consumer Financial Bureau who is investigating. In the meantime, I have other help in the works. I do not want to deal with them. They are crooks!

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    Response from Newrez

    Thank you for bringing your experience to our attention. We understand your frustration and want to help. To best assist you, please contact a customer service representative by using the live chat on your online portal at www.newrez.com or by calling 855-962-0511.

    Customer ServiceLoan ProcessRates

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2024

    Since my loan management was sold to Newrez it has been nothing but a nightmare. I have an adjustable HELOC that should fluctuate as interest rates go up and go down. All it’s done is gone up and never readjusted to the lowered interest over the last several months. I continue to pay a high rate and nobody will contact me, tell me what’s going on. It’s been a month since my first inquiry after several calls into customer service. I’ve requested call backs several times from someone in authority with no help…. Would someone from Newrex contact me?? Also they owe me money for the overpayments last few months as rates have steadily gone down…

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    StaffLoan Process

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2024

    I have purchased several houses through the years and have excellent credit. When I went to close with NewRez, they had incorrect information I had pointed out prior to the signing. They hire a local "person" that does the closing and they cannot correct anything. This stalled my closing. I have been with them for several years and when I need to contact them it is impossible. There are many choices - DO NOT use NewRez and/or Loan Care. They are one in the same. AWFUL!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed May 8, 2024

    Avoid NewRez / Shellpoint if at all possible. They purchased my condo mortgage and after a couple of years with no apparent problems, sent me letters saying they needed insurance information or would purchase a ‘hazard’ policy on my behalf. I sent in the required documentation, which they should have already had from the insurance companies (Homeowner policy plus HOA). Long story short, they ignored my policies, bought insurance, opened an escrow account, won’t properly apply my payments, and are threatening foreclosure. This was happening for close to 3 months before I even knew about it because of how slow they were to communicate.

    When I found out, just after the Holidays, I tried to sort it out with them. Have re-provided everything, called a half dozen times, spent countless hours of my life, yet still no joy. All I get from them are threats, collections calls, and the occasional letter saying “because of the complexity of your matter it may take longer to resolve”. Meantime, they’ve hit my credit rating (multiple times over a 2 day period) and continue to harass me. If you have any problems with them at all, you’ll likely need a lawyer to fix it. That’s my next step, alas.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 12, 2024

    Back on January 21st of 2024, I called Newrez mortgage company to inform them that on Feb 16th 2024 our homeowners insurance would be changing to a different company. I told them not to pay the current company and emailed them the bill from the new company. They said they would put a note in the file and would only pay the company I directed them to. Feb 8th 2024 I got an email from newrez telling me they had paid the company I had instructed them not to, of course this email was an automatic email sent after business hours, so I could not call them that day. Feb 9th 2024 I called them to find out why they had the wrong company, how they were going to get that money back, and when they would pay the correct company.

    1) I was informed that no matter what notes are in a file, no matter what the homeowner says its policy to pay bills they receive no matter who they are from. So even if you go thru all the steps you need to, make those calls, talk to them they are going to do whatever they want. 2) They then informed me that I would be responsible for getting that payment back from the homeowners insurance company and there was nothing they could do to assist, they told me that the payment was sent as part of a "batch" payment there for they could not stop the check or get it refunded to them. 3) They told me that they would put a note on file to pay the current homeowners insurance (current homeowners insurance bill was due 2/16/24 and they didn't pay it until feb 21st 2024 putting my coverage in jeopardy all together).

    After this call I went ahead and called the homeowners insurance company I had already canceled to find out how I could get my almost 4,145.58 payment back so that I could put it back into escrow, they told me they had not yet received the payment so there was nothing they could do at that point. I received an email from that insurance company saying they had gotten my payment on 2/19/24. Feb 20th 2024 - I called that insurance company again to find out how I would get that payment back, they told me they would send it out right away, after waiting for that payment to arrive for 2 weeks I called them again. March 5th 2024- The insurance company informed me that they don't have the money. That in fact despite what they told me on Feb 9th 2024 they did cancel the check and it never cleared with the insurance company.

    March 5th 2024- I called Newrez again, to find out where my $4,145.58 was, the lady on the phone could not tell me where my money is, or who even has it. I expressed concern that if that money was not returned to my escrow account my mortgage payment would go up, the only thing she could tell me was if it went up I could request a special escrow review, This does not help me find my money, my first call back on Jan 21st of 2024 should have prevented all of this from happening but now where we are in march and my money is just gone, and no one can give me any answers. She said she was putting in a request for this to be handled and I that I would be getting a call by the end of the week (which would have been March 8th 2024). I have never gotten that call, I have never gotten a check.

    March 12th 2024, I get an email from newrez saying my mortgage payment is going up to cover the escrow shortage, the escrow shortage they caused, the escrow shortage that should not be there, not only have a paid extra into escrow every single month, but I also lowered the insurance premium by $1,827.85. I reviewed all my statements. Feb 1st there was 5,106.27 in escrow account. Feb 9th taxes were paid leaving 4082.60 in the escrow account. Feb 21st the correct insurance company was paid leaving 1764.60 in the escrow account. March 1st 2024 I paid in 576.51 into escrow. My escrow balance should be $2341.11, They show $23.17, and no one can help me figure out where the $2,317.94 that should be in there has gone.

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    Punctuality & SpeedLoan Process

    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2023

    I began a refi with NewRez/PHH, my current mortgage company. After 4 long months, cost of appraisal - $600., repair to house trim- $1200; extension to hot water tank - $300; paid additional bills to prove they were up to date - $600.00 we finally satisfied the appraisal demands with underwriter. (never heard to this) but ok onward. We are now with paperwork and income verification which was a lot of repeated proof after 1 month. 3 months of bank statements, tax forms, check stubs, retirement award letters and more tax forms. They come back and say show us proof that you paid your last bill even though they could see it on the bank statements. This went on for another month. Our credit score is at a 670, but because it is low we need more proof. What? Why? How? Ok we continue to provide proof and get the news that government loans are strict and will not approve with 1 late in 12 months.

    I explained this was a bank error, bank sent an apology accepting responsibility, but not NewRez/PHH. They changed it over to a conventional loan and here go another 2 months and start all over. I have not heard back from them since the start of conventional loan started. This was 7 days ago. Out of money, and deeper in debt than we started. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.

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    Customer ServiceLoan Process

    Reviewed June 7, 2023

    As you can see by the vast majority of reviews, this is an extremely horrible company. If you can refinance with another company, it will definitely be worth it. The CSR's at this company are complete idiots and do not care one bit about customer service, as do their "supervisors". They say the lines are recorded, but by the way they all talk to customers, I would say that is an outright lie.

    It extremely difficult to self service your loan, and when you call in, you would have an easier time getting the code for the vault at Fort Knox. They make it as difficult as possible to go through the process of verification, and you have to say the same things multiple times. There is no consistency among CSR's and you will get a different story from each and every one of them that you talk to. They will outright lie to you and call you a liar when you call them out on it. By all means possible, try to go with another company if your mortgage gets sold to these ridiculous people. The extra money it costs will definitely be worth not having the headache of dealing with this company.

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    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2022

    I was assigned to this company when I refinanced my mortgage in January of 2022. In the time since I have had no problems of any kind. I do my business with them strictly online so I have never reached out to them and can't comment on their customer service.

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