Mortgage Broker Consultant (Paid Advisory Panel)
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*This is a remote, independent contractor engagement open to licensed mortgage loan originators based in the United States. About 3 hours per month for 3 months, starting in November.
In this role, you will join a small, paid advisory panel of 3–5 licensed mortgage brokers and share how you actually guide borrowers from the first call through pre-approval. You know exactly where borrowers get stuck, and we'd rather hear it from you than guess. We want the unpolished version: what people ask, what they get wrong, and where the process gets painful.
Impact on the business: Bankrate helps people compare mortgage rates and understand their home loan options. Your perspective will directly shape how our product team builds better ways to guide borrowers through the home loan process.
What You'll Do:
- Walk our product team through how you guide a borrower from first conversation to application and pre-approval.
- Share what borrowers misunderstand most and how you explain it.
- React to early product ideas and tell us what would help and what would flop.
- Explain how you stay on the right side of rules like the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID).
- Meet in 30–45 minute video conversations with members of our product team, scheduled around your calendar.
What We're Looking For:
- An active NMLS-licensed mortgage loan originator at an independent brokerage, or a dual-licensed real estate agent who originates loans.
- You submit applications to at least 2 lenders, not just one.
- You personally closed at least 15 loans in the last 12 months and work directly with borrowers.
- You explain things plainly and say what's broken.
- Available for about 3 hours a month for 3 months, with your employer's OK for outside consulting if you work for a firm.
- This panel is for people who talk with borrowers, so processors, underwriters, and closers aren't the right fit.
What This Isn't:
- You won't be asked to adopt or pilot a product, refer business to Bankrate, or change how you work.
- Please don't share borrower names or personal details. We want your experience, not anyone's file.
Compensation:
$200 per hour, paid as an independent contractor: up to $600 per month and up to $1,800 over 3 months. Selected panelists will sign a consulting and confidentiality agreement.
How to Apply:
Answer 5 short questions and add your LinkedIn profile. We review every application, and if you're a match, we'll reach out to set up a short conversation.
Who We Are:
Bankrate is where Americans go to get the best price on life's most important financial decisions. By combining proprietary data, advanced technology, and deep market coverage, Bankrate helps consumers compare options and make confident financial choices across mortgages, credit cards, savings, and more. As a rate provider to the Federal Reserve and the benchmark relied upon by major publishers and policymakers nationwide, Bankrate's rate data is the national standard. Founded by a journalist, Bankrate remains dedicated to its founding mission of transparency, honest information, and real competition — helping to make the American dream more affordable for everyone.
Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications.
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Skills Required
- Active NMLS-licensed mortgage loan originator based in the United States
- Work at an independent mortgage brokerage or be a dual-licensed real estate agent who originates loans
- Submit applications to at least two lenders
- Personally close at least 15 loans within the last 12 months
- Work directly with borrowers
- Communicate borrower guidance and problems clearly and plainly
- Be available for approximately three hours per month for three months
- Obtain employer approval for outside consulting if employed by a firm
- Sign a consulting and confidentiality agreement if selected
Bankrate Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and dedicated mental-health support via Lyra Health. Feedback suggests these offerings are a core strength of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is presented as generous, with job postings citing 20 days annually rising to 25 after five years plus paid holidays. Feedback suggests vacation and PTO are viewed very positively.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-planning support includes parental leave, adoption assistance, and fertility benefits such as IUI, IVF, and surrogacy. These benefits are highlighted as a notable strength of the offering.
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What We Do
Bankrate is redefining the future of financial decision-making. For nearly five decades, we’ve empowered tens of millions of consumers to make smarter financial choices and helped hundreds of leading financial institutions grow. Today, we’re evolving from a marketplace into a next-generation technology platform—underpinned by proprietary data, AI-driven innovation, and deep enterprise integrations. With our track record of delivering consumers quantifiably better offers—for example, on home loans where we lead the market—Bankrate stands at the center of the $60B U.S. financial services acquisition opportunity. As we expand through omnichannel marketing and strategic partnerships, and launch unique consumer product applications, we’re building a more efficient, personalized, and connected financial ecosystem—one grounded in trust.
Why Work With Us
Our mission is to help people save, borrow and thrive—and we invest in our people the same way. You'll get hands-on AI build days, lunch & learns, dedicated learning time, and leadership development programs, plus paid community volunteer days to give back. Real growth, real impact, real support.
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