Personally, I have had very good experiences with Countrywide Home Loans. Their customer service is great, it has really improved over the years and their loan officers are very low pressure. They get paid off a flat fee and so they are interested in getting you the best rate and giving you the best experienced so you will come back again and refer your friends. Even the front-line customer service representatives are very helpful and very well trained.

When looking into your Countrywide home loan, there are some industry jargon with which you should probably make yourself familiar. There are really two kinds of Countrywide home loan: a fixed rate or variable rate loan. Fixed rate means that the interest rate and monthly payments will stay the same throughout the life of your loan. A fixed rate Countrywide home loan will generally last for 10, 15, 20, or 30 years depending on what best works for you.

The benefit of dealing direct with a lender as big as Countrywide Home Loans is that you don't have to deal with a "car sales like close" when you're trying to refinance your home. A disadvantage with dealing with a lender the size of Countrywide Home Loans is that they don't have as many creative options as a broker might have. But if you have good credit and solid income your best bet is to go direct to the lender and get the cheapest loan possible.

Make sure to do some research on countrywide loans and any other creditor your thinking about doing business with. Its a lot safer to be happy at the end of the day after being treated well and being financially stable than having to worry about having a bad creditor treating you poorly. Something Country wide does not do for all of its customers.

As for home equity loans, look for open end. Which allow you to take as much equity out against the home as you need, as often as you want. Which is very helpful for all borrowers.

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