Lender Compass
LenderCompass
Navigating you to the right capital
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Commercial Real Estate Capital

Find the right capital for your deal.

Lender Compass screens 5,447 lender contacts across banks, debt funds, agencies and life companies against your exact parameters — and returns a ranked shortlist with named contacts.

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Private by designFree to searchNo lender outreach by us
5,447Lender contacts
2,901Institutions
50States
10Capital types
5,447Lender contactsLive on every load
2,901InstitutionsBanks, funds, life cos
10Capital typesSearchable today
50States coveredA lender in every state
3,022BanksCommunity through money-center
What type of capital fits your deal?

Five capital types quote most of the market.

Each one trades rate, leverage, recourse and flexibility differently — explore the capital guide to find the best fit for your deal.

Bank

Best for

Stabilized & transitional

Strength

Flexible terms

Trade-off

Typically requires recourse

Debt Fund

Best for

Value-add & transitional

Strength

Fast, non-recourse closes

Trade-off

Highest rates & fees

Life Company

Best for

Stabilized, long-term hold

Strength

Lowest rates in market

Trade-off

Lowest leverage available

CMBS

Best for

Non-recourse, stabilized

Strength

High-leverage cash-out

Trade-off

Inflexible prepayment

Agency

Best for

Multifamily

Strength

Low rates, cash-out refis

Trade-off

Multifamily only

Why Lender Compass?

Stop searching. Start matching.

Stop calling the wrong lenders

Filter by loan size, geography, property type, transaction, recourse and deal condition.

Know who to call

Results name a lending contact, not just an institution — and say so when one's still being confirmed.

Compare capital sources

Search banks, debt funds, life companies, agencies, CMBS and other capital types in one place.

By the numbers

One database. Multiple capital sources.

Every figure here is a live count from the lender table your match runs against — debt sources only, from community banks to CMBS desks.

5,447
Lender contacts across 2,901 institutions
  • BNKBanksCommunity through money-center3,022
  • DF/BRDebt funds & bridge lendersValue-add and transitional capital666
  • LIFEInsurance companiesLong-term, stabilized assets169
For borrowers

Find lenders.

Answer a few questions about the deal and get a ranked sourcing list, generated live against the full lender database.

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Learn

Capital guide.

A plain-language breakdown of Bank, Debt Fund, CMBS, Life Insurance, and Agency financing — and who each one is really for.

Read the guide →
For lenders

Create your profile.

Add your firm to the database so borrowers sourcing capital can find you. Submissions are reviewed before going live.

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How it works

Better matches. Less wasted time.

You describe the deal, the matching engine filters and ranks against every record, and only the lenders who fit come back.

1Direction

Tell Us About the Deal

Property type, loan amount, location, performance, and the attribute that matters most to you — rate, leverage, recourse, or speed.

2Discovery

We Screen the Database

Eligibility rules run across all 5,447 contacts — geography, loan size, capital type and deal condition — leaving only the lenders who would actually consider it.

3Matching

Review Matched Lenders

What remains is ranked against your stated priorities and the dynamics of the deal, returning a mix of capital types where more than one execution fits.

4Capital

Contact the Right Person

You contact the lenders yourself. We do not broker the deal, and your profile is never shared with a lender without your permission.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN — your deal profile filters the database; the database is never exposed to you or anyone else.

What comes back

Every match is a named contact, not a directory entry.

One entry from a sourcing list — the same fields the engine ranks on. This is a real record from the live database, not a mock-up. The contact’s name and direct line are withheld on this preview and revealed in your own results.

Contact details are compiled from public and industry sources, and updated as institutions submit or confirm their programs. Where we're still re-confirming a contact, your results say so rather than guessing.

Coverage

Where the lenders are.

Local banks and credit unions lend close to home, so where they sit matters. Brighter states carry more local lenders — and every state is also reached by the nationwide lenders in the database.

Smaller states
StateHover a state
CoverageLocal lender presence
Fewer More local lenders

Shading reflects how many local lending institutions are based in each state, not everywhere they lend — a bank headquartered in one state often lends across neighboring markets, and the matching engine accounts for that. Nationwide lenders have no single location and are not shown here.

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Find your lenders

Answer a few questions about the deal. We'll filter the database to lenders who plausibly fit, then rank them by what matters most to you.

We'll send your curated lender list here and may follow up if a lender needs more detail about your deal.
Class A: newest builds (typically under 15 years), premium amenities and creditworthy tenants — highest rents, lowest risk. Class B: older (15–20+ years), well-maintained but dated finishes — common value-add targets. Class C: 20+ years, often transitional locations with deferred maintenance — highest risk and vacancy.
Full dollar amount — commas are added automatically as you type.
Gap capital is mezzanine or preferred equity sitting behind a senior loan, usually sought once the senior is agreed. Selecting it searches those providers only; leaving it on senior debt excludes them.
Agency (Fannie/Freddie)
FHA/HUD
Bank
CMBS / CDO
Credit Union
CTL Lender
Debt Fund / Bridge Lender
Ground Lease
Insurance Company
SBA / SBIC
Triple Net Lender
Leave blank for no preference across all qualifying capital types. Debt Fund and Bridge Lender are combined under one category. Agency covers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; FHA/HUD is a separate option.
Owner-occupied commercial property unlocks SBA lending programs.
The more we know about the property, the more specific our follow-up can be.
Used to prioritize local relationship lenders — banks and credit unions headquartered or branched in your city.

Sourcing list

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Create Your Profile

Submit your firm's current lending parameters to be added to the Lender Compass database. Submissions are reviewed by our team before going live — fields left blank can be filled in later.

Contact information

Where your office is, not where you lend — set your lending territory below. We use this to surface you to borrowers with deals near you.

Loan parameters

Programs and structure

Full-Guaranty
Non-Recourse
Limited Recourse / negotiable
Acquisition
Bridge
Construction
Ground Lease
Mini-Perm
Permanent
Refinance

Select the areas where your firm is most competitive.

Cash-out availability
Higher leverage
Lowest rates
Non-recourse
Prepayment flexibility
Quick to close

Property types

Select every property type your firm will currently consider.

Multi-Family
Retail
Office
Industrial
Hospitality / Hotel
Self Storage
Mixed Use
Healthcare / Medical
Single Tenant / Triple Net

Less common property types

Senior Housing
Student Housing
Land
Single Family Residential
Condominiums
Townhomes
Manufactured Housing
Credit Tenant Lease (CTL)
Ground Lease
Data Center
Parking
RV Park
Golf Course
Charter School
Religious Institution
Car Wash

Which property classes will your firm lend on?

Class A
Class B
Class C
Class A: newest builds (typically under 15 years), premium amenities and creditworthy tenants. Class B: older (15–20+ years), well-maintained but dated finishes. Class C: 20+ years, often transitional locations with deferred maintenance.

Which of these will you lend on? Borrowers filter on this directly.

Stabilized
Value-add / transitional
No current cash flow

Lending footprint

Where will your firm currently lend?

The specific area you personally cover — used to route borrowers in your territory to you instead of a colleague.

Where do you lend? Pick one — most banks and credit unions select states.

Select states
Select regions
Top MSAs
Nationwide

Anything else?