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Getting a Mortgage When You Have a New Job

You just landed a new job and now you’re looking for a new place to land your feet. Perhaps you’re now working from home and are looking for your own office space.

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Cross Country Move Trends

If there’s anything the last year has taught us, your home and the city you live in can have a big impact on your happiness, finances, and overall quality of life. After a year of lockdown and stay at home orders, you may be reconsidering where you live and work.

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Working Remote

With 2020 now safely in the rear view mirror, it’s time to start thinking about the future. What does that look like for you? If you’ve been working remotely for the last 10 months, you may be thinking that it’s time to switch things up and are considering relocating to a new city or state.

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5 First-Time Homeowner Myths Debunked

We know that the prospect of buying your first home can be a fear inducing experience. Not only because you’ve never done it before, but also because it’s a big responsibility.

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Should You Refinance? Learn Reasons Why and the Process

The driving reasons why you want to refinance will help your loan officer recommended the most beneficial loan type for your goals.

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Refinance Calculator

Understand if a mortgage refinance with Mutual of Omaha Mortgage could lower your monthly payment using the Mutual of Omaha Refinance Calculator. With a competitive rate or a change in your loan term, you could save on your monthly mortgage with Mutual of Omaha.

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Home Affordability Calculator

Understanding how much home you can afford is an important first step when starting the home buying process. Enter your income, debt and monthly expenses to estimate how much you might be approved to borrow using the Home Affordability Calculator.

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Loan Payment Calculator

Before starting the home buying process, estimate your monthly mortgage loan payment using your desired home price, approximate down payment, interest rate and loan term. Understand how your mortgage payment might fit with your monthly budget and apply for a loan that fits your financial goals.

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VA Loan FAQs

Purchasing a home is an important milestone and often one of the largest purchases a person will make in their lifetime. For veterans and service members pursuing the home buying process, a VA loan could be an ideal mortgage product.

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What Is A VA Loan

Since 1944, the VA home loan has helped thousands of our nation’s bravest citizens achieve the dream of homeownership. One of the most popular and enduring programs of the The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 commonly known as the G.I. Bill is the VA home loan.