How to Use LoanMLS®
The Online Loan Exchange
LoanMLS® is an online loan exchange with over 4,000 members -- lending professionals and investors all
interested in buying, selling and investing in existing loans and pools, or new loan originations.
The site is similar to Craigslist, but highly specialized for the lending community. Users can post listings
for specific loans they wish to sell or fund, and then buyers/investors can search for loans that meet
their investment criteria.
Members of LoanMLS are finding that it is shifting the lending paradigm, providing a whole new way to
connect and network with other lending professionals and investors. Whether it’s seller carryback
financing, cash flow industry professionals, rehabber loan funding, loan investors, commercial loan
funding and sales, or pools of loan assets, it’s easy and inexpensive to find and connect with loan buyers
and sellers who share similar specialized interests.
There are many different ways to use LoanMLS:
Registration
Registration is free. Once you register and obtain your login information, you should set your asset
purchasing preferences, so you will receive alerts that match your preferences.
Navigation
Navigating the LoanMLS site is easy. After logging in, use either the green menu buttons at the top
right, or click on one of the buttons in the center of the page to Buy a Loan, Sell a Loan, Fund A Loan or
Get a Loan. You may also post or search Wanted Ads from the home page.
Buying Loans
To search for existing loans to buy, select “Buy a Loan.” Use the Refine Your Search, located on the left,
to select the investment criteria for which you wish to search. To learn more about a loan, click “View
Details.”
To buy the loan listed, you must contact the listing member. From the Listing’s Details page, you select
“Send an Inquiry” to email the listing member. Once you connect, business is conducted independent