Marie Bjornson knows how to make sense of the complicated maze that is the home buying process.* Marie and her team help you choose the financing that's best for you, and they save you time by streamlining the loan process, and keeping everything on schedule, so your home purchase - and your loan - close on time.
Almost all our business comes from clients who refer their family and friends to us because they know they can trust our experience, dedication, and integrity. Marie Bjornson, Branch Manager, is a Mortgage Banker in Bellingham, WA. Her team provides Mortgage Home Loans for Bellingham Real Estate throughout Whatcom County, and all of Washington State.
Almost all our business comes from clients who refer their family and friends to us because they know they can trust our experience, dedication, and integrity. Marie Bjornson, Branch Manager, is a Mortgage Banker in Bellingham, WA. Her team provides Mortgage Home Loans for Bellingham Real Estate throughout Whatcom County, and all of Washington State.
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Marie is a Bellingham "native". She holds a degree in International Business, with a minor in Latin American Studies. She is a licensed CPA, having worked in the financial field for 20 years, and speaks conversational Spanish. She has been active in real estate investing and financing for over 15 years, beginning in her early 20's.
While one bank might have only a couple of loan programs available to the consumer, a mortgage banker is a licensed professional who offers a wider variety of rates and mortgage terms for you by accessing a network of lenders that includes major banks, credit unions and finance companies. Furthermore, a mortgage banker is not beholden to any certain bank or lender, hence, there are no special interests involved to use specific companies.
You could be building equity - something that belongs to you and grows in value over time. With the confusion about the types of mortgages, interest rate options, discount points, closing costs and down payment amounts, you need to rely on someone who SPECIALIZES in mortgage lending- not the advice of well-meaning friends and family.
First: make sure you are working with an experienced, professional loan officer. The largest financial transaction of your life is far too important to place into the hands of someone who is not capable of advising you properly and troubleshooting the issues that may arise along the way. But how can you tell?
The answer depends on your situation. The 30-year loan will have lower payments required and thus will be easier to obtain and make payments. On the other hand, the 15 year home loan will likely have a lower interest rate, which will be beneficial. Furthermore, the 15-year loan will be paid off in half of the time and will save you considerable money over the life of the loan.
Reviews (10)
Anna Black
Dec 30, 2021
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Stumbled on Marie at random when we started looking to refinance our home and wow did we get lucky! She and her team were incredibly responsive, helpful, quick, informative and fun. We have a complicated situation with me having lost my job just as we started the process and us having some high $$ debt, but Marie worked on it, got creative, and we were able to lower our interest rate and even get out the exact amount of cash we needed to be able to buy some land. Cannot recommend them enough. We will 100% be using them again when we are ready to buy the land and build the new house in the spring
Kelley Jackson
Oct 20, 2021
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Shelli Huntley
Oct 01, 2021
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Wow! That’s just the start of it! We recently decided to refinance our home. Marie helped us 12 years ago buy our first home. And because she was so knowledgeable and through we decided to call her for a refinance. Even though we had a few bumps on our credit, she was the human touch to get the job done. Moving forward 30 days after we refinanced, a perfect home came available. Not feeling confident we could do it, we call Marie again! And again she walked us through another approval. During the entire process, she was our bulldog. She got us in contact with one of the best real estate agents
Kathy Segerstrom
Sep 14, 2021
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We have used Marie twice, and both times she has gone above and beyond our expectations. Marie’s whole team are just awesome, you ask a question if they can’t answer they find out then let you know, never a question left un answered.
We would highly recommend this team to anybody new to home buying or experienced to use Marie’s team
At Fairway Independent Mortgage!!!
Robert & Kathy Segerstrom
We would highly recommend this team to anybody new to home buying or experienced to use Marie’s team
At Fairway Independent Mortgage!!!
Robert & Kathy Segerstrom
Brita Kiffney
Aug 19, 2021
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Pat
Aug 18, 2021
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Dani Yencopal
Jul 16, 2021
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Marie is incredibly knowledgeable and understands how to communicate the process of buying a home clearly. She was always available to answer questions and really reduced the level of fear and stress that can come when navigating the purchase of a home. Her and her team were great to work with and guided us through the process smoothly. I couldn't have asked for a better experience!
Laura Wheeler
May 21, 2021
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Marie and her team are experts, serving the specific needs/goals of their clients. We have closed multiple mortgages with them and have been well-advised and have made huge financial gains for our family that are a direct result of Marie's advice and service. It is obvious she has a passion for her work and takes satisfaction in helping people make the best possible decisions for their specific situations. We are so grateful that we were referred to her and have referred many friends to her since.
Courtney Smith
May 17, 2021
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Jason Lind
Mar 22, 2021
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The entire staff at Fairway was wonderful. We felt comfortable reaching out with questions and always received a quick reply. Petra was absolutely fantastic! Super positive, prompt, thorough, energetic, helpful, and creative. Marie was a true closer - keeping us informed and engaged until the end. Having Louise meet at us closing was a nice touch! I know there were even more great people involved in the entire process that we never got to meet. Even the app was helpful. Thank you all!