Jim Pomposelli - Lakeside Bank N Ashland Ave, Chicago

I found Jim through his top Yelp reviews, which turned out that my husband and I made an excellent decision by choosing him and his team as our mortgage broker. Jim is very knowledgeable, professional, and dedicate to his clients! Jim was incredibly helpful in getting us the new home right on the closing date! We had a very challenging closing date, which was only one day before our apartment lease expired. We have 3 year old and 10 months old. My husband and I are both working full time. We cannot imagine how difficult it would be if the house wouldn’t close on time. Jim had very good knowledge of lead time at every stage of the loan application process and he was very good at responding to any question we have. He worked late and in the weekend, too. We could see his email as late as 11PM. He made every effort to get our loan cleared on time and a smooth house closing. We really appreciated his help and profession to make it happen as we know the whole process can be very frustrated and lengthy. We will highly recommend Jim to anyone who is buying a new home!

We contacted Jim a year ago when we started our house search. In a couple of days, he assessed my mortgage loan eligibility and issued me a preapproval (for a 15 year mortgage at the most competitive rate) which I could present to my realtor. Two months ago we found a house we liked and Jim issued 2 new pre-approvals almost immediately on request to progress our offer. Once our bid was accepted by the seller, Jim started the mortgage process, as we wanted to close within a month. The mortgage was approved within 23 days in spite of a tax return discrepancy (which again was discovered during the scrutiny process) and the final rate was even lower (without our asking for it) and better than all the other quotes we got. Interacting with Jim was extremely smooth, efficient and immediate. Due to COVID, all interaction was via email, sms or phone calls only, very professional and prompt. I am an extremely satisfied and thankful customer / client and whole heartedly recommend James Pomposelli (Jim) & Lakeside Bank for a home mortgage loan based on my experience.

I met Jim at a real estate networking luncheon a while back and we talked about purchasing real estate and mortgages together. I was looking to buy a house relatively soon so I kept his contact information. A couple months later I was looking to get a mortgage and reached out to Jim. He helped make the process run so smoothly. Jim collected documents along the way throughout the whole process. It was a tad bit overwhelming at first having to dig through past paperwork ie bank statements, tax returns etc to put together the necessary information but Jim made it seem so simple. He was extremely responsive answering any questions we had via email, phone or text. Jim and his team did an excellent job and I have already been recommending him to my friends and family.

Jim was extremely helpful throughout our home buying process. Early in the process, we met with Jim on the weekend to go over a number of different scenarios depending on the size of our mortgage, and was extremely patient with our questions. When it came to locking our mortgage, we believe Jim got us a very competitive rate and his assistant Ania was very helpful when it came to gathering all the information needed before close. I would highly recommend Jim!

Fantastic experience! Jim walked me through the home buying experience from start to finish. He was always available any time I had questions and make sure my mortgage was properly secured.

We recently worked with Jim Pomposelli and his team at Lakeside Bank to secure a mortgage and are now enjoying our new home! Jim and Carmen were super quick to respond to communication from us and to answer any questions we had. Both the mortgage rate and service from the Lakeside team were excellent!! We will work with Jim for any future needs.

Jim has been a pleasure to work with. He is very knowledgeable. Has always explained things very well. He is also very responsive and quick to return calls. He will go over it and over it if you are having trouble understanding any part of the loan process. He offered a very competitive rate for our investment property in Chicago! He will be always our top choice, if we need loan help!

Jim helped my family purchase a new home. He did an excellent job. He was always available to answer our questions and responded quickly. When we started the loan process, interest rates were increasing. Therefore, when we heard that the interest rates decreased a little, we locked immediately. While we waited to close, interest rates continued to decrease. Jim worked with us to get a lower rate at closing without additional cost to us. We highly recommend Jim for your loan needs.

Jim and his team at Lakeside Bank were amazing. Home buying and the mortgage process can be confusing and frustrating, but Jim was always available to answer anything (this is NOT the case with other lenders/mortgage folks), he was easy to talk to and gave it to us straight. We'd recommend Jim to anyone looking to purchase - you won't be sorry and you'll thank him at the end.

This was our second time buying a house, so my wife and I felt like we were already familiar with the process of applying for and obtaining a mortgage. Last time around, it was a somewhat archaic process with mountains of paper forms to be read and signed. This time through Jim at Perl Mortgage, it was much more modern, and much easier overall. Our Realtor had recommended Jim to us, so I reached out about getting a pre-approval to put in an offer on a house. Jim came over to our apartment early on a Saturday morning - a time that worked well for us - asked us some questions, and allowed us to ask him any additional questions. He was easy to work with and very professional. We had found a house that we really wanted, and Jim was able to get us a pre-approval letter the very same day to make sure we didn't miss our opportunity. Once our offer was accepted, it was time for the mountain of paperwork. Luckily, the papers were almost entirely online, and available for both my wife and I to digitally read and sign everything. Whenever additional information was needed, it was very easy to communicate via email with Jim and the team at Perl Mortgage. Overall, we are very satisfied and would recommend Jim and Perl Mortgage for anyone looking to buy their new home. Their excellent use of technology made the home buying process much easier than it was the first time around.