20+ Years of Experience

Locally Owned In Rochester

Personal Service Start to Finish

Your Local Mortgage Broker in Rochester, Michigan

BrightSide Lending is an independent mortgage broker located in Rochester, Michigan, helping homebuyers and homeowners throughout Southeast Michigan find the right financing for their goals. We offer Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, jumbo and other mortgage options while providing straightforward guidance, competitive loan options and personal service from application through closing.

Homebuyers

Buying a home? Explore mortgage options tailored to your goals, budget, and down payment.

Mortgage Rates

Wondering what rate you qualify for? Explore your mortgage rate options with personalized guidance.

Refinance

Looking to lower your payment, access equity, or change your loan? Let's explore your options.

Ask an Expert

Have a mortgage question? Get honest answers and personalized guidance from a local expert.

What are you waiting for?

Getting started is easy. We offer very competitive rates, have great service, and always close on time.

Local Loan Options

Whether you're buying your first home, moving to your next home, refinancing or using your home equity, BrightSide Lending offers mortgage options for borrowers throughout Rochester and Southeast Michigan. Explore some of our most popular loan programs below, or view all of our home loan options to find the financing that fits your needs.

FHA Loans

Home Refinance Loans

VA Loans

Jumbo Home Loans

Conventional Loans

Home Purchase Loans

Mortgage Questions? Start Here.

Buying your first home, comparing mortgage options, or planning your next move? Find straightforward answers in our Michigan mortgage guides.

 

What our clients are saying about BrightSide Lending

  • We really appreciated Jeff's responsiveness to our questions, and clarity of answers during our refinance process. At each stage, Jeff's professionalism played out to setting expectations and staying true... read more

    Nick Nowakowski Avatar Nick Nowakowski

    Jeff was very helpful during the buying process of our new home. He was there for us when we had any questions or concerns. It was a very smooth process... read more

    Kimberly Klimek Avatar Kimberly Klimek

    I wanted to thank Jeff and his team at brighside lending for a great experience with refinancing our home. It was quick and he was able to get us... read more

    Charles McKeldin Avatar Charles McKeldin

    Jeff is incredibly knowledgeable and professional! Highly recommend!

    Brian Edwards Avatar Brian Edwards
  • Jeff was great to deal with. I've always done my mortgage directly with a bank so was a little nervous to use Brightside. Jeff was incredibly prompt with his responses... read more

    Mark Kalchik Avatar Mark Kalchik

    Jeff was referred to my wife and I by our realtor, Brian Stecker. We will be forever grateful for the quick response time and amazing customer service during the whole... read more

    Conner Clarke Avatar Conner Clarke

    From the start, Jeff and the team at BrightSide Lending was very responsive, professional, and very helpful. When I had questions about whether refinancing would make sense for me,... read more

    linda thompson Avatar linda thompson

    I can’t recommend Brightside Lending enough! We started our journey to home buying over 2 years ago and then took a pause due to family things. They reached out every... read more

    Joseph Rippolone Avatar Joseph Rippolone
  • After deciding that refinancing my mortgage was my best option, I researched 4 different lending companies. They all sounded pretty good until we got down to the actual numbers.... read more

    Kathleen Dembsey Avatar Kathleen Dembsey

    I worked with Jeff from BrightSide Lending and he is awesome. Not just helpful, available and reliable, but offers rates that are hard to beat! My experience with him and... read more

    Peter Aradi Avatar Peter Aradi

    Jeff Kaltz from BrightSide Lending made the home buying process easier than we ever could’ve imagined! He was responsive, timely and did everything in our best interest. A great guy... read more

    camille gray Avatar camille gray

    Jeff was knowledgeable, responsive, respectful, and easy to work with. I am happy with my refinancing!!

    Michael Mette Avatar Michael Mette
  • Jeff was great. Helped out every step of the way. Defiantly made this process simple and worry free.. won’t regret choosing BrightSide lending

    Christian Katterson Avatar Christian Katterson

    We switched to Brightside because a large banking system couldn't get the job done and we felt like we were "just a number" We worked with Brightside Lending(Jeff) to refinance... read more

    Kate Coenen Avatar Kate Coenen

    We had a great experience with Jeff in refinancing our mortgage. The process was smooth, professional and handled in an expeditious manner. We highly recommend BrightSide Lending!

    Frank Taylor Avatar Frank Taylor

    Jeff K and the team helped my wife and myself get our first house. They took all the nightmare stories we heard about and made it very comfortable and exciting.... read more

    Donald Boyd Avatar Donald Boyd