Independent Mortgage Brokerage · California

Private financing for
extraordinary homes.

Conventional high-balance and jumbo lending, handled with the discretion and craft your property deserves. One broker. One relationship. Closings that move at the speed of the market.

$1.4B+
Funded on the coast since 2014
21 days
Median jumbo clear-to-close
4.97
Average client rating
Wholesale lending relationships

The Personal Process

A considered path, from first call to keys.

No call centers. No layered handoffs. You work directly with a single licensed advisor who engineers your file from pre-approval through closing.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    A private conversation about your property, your timeline, and the structure that serves your balance sheet — not the bank's template.

  2. 02

    Strategy & Pre-Approval

    We shop your file across our wholesale desk and return a tailored term sheet, often within 48 hours, with a verified pre-approval in hand.

  3. 03

    Underwriting

    Direct access to the underwriter. We anticipate conditions, structure exceptions for complex income, and keep your file moving.

  4. 04

    Closing

    Coordinated with your escrow and agent. Clear-to-close on schedule — frequently ahead of it — so you take possession without friction.

The Broker Advantage

Why a broker closes what a bank can't.

A retail lender offers you one product — theirs. As an independent broker, we hold wholesale relationships with more than two dozen lenders and surface the single program that fits your file. The result is lower rates, fewer surprises, and an advocate at the table when conditions get complicated.

  • Wholesale pricing

    Access to par rates retail customers never see.

  • Underwriting fluency

    Asset-based, self-employed, and trust-structured income, done right.

  • Jumbo & high-balance specialists

    Loans to $20M, including non-QM and bank-statement programs.

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Client Stories

In their words.

★★★★★

"We were declined twice by big-box lenders for our self-employed income. Meridian restructured the file as a bank-statement loan and closed us in twenty-three days. The communication was relentless in the best way."

Danielle R. $2.8M · Newport Beach
★★★★★

"I have financed eight homes. This was the cleanest transaction of them all. One person, end to end, who actually answered the phone on weekends. That is not normal in this industry."

Marcus T. $6.5M Jumbo · Santa Barbara
★★★★★

"They beat our existing pre-approval by a full quarter point and caught a title issue two weeks before escrow would have. We are lifelong clients. So is our agent."

Priya & Anand K. $3.4M · Carmel-by-the-Sea

Realtor Partnerships

A lender your listing can rely on.

Top-producing agents refer Meridian because our pre-approvals hold. We sit in on offer strategy, verify buyer strength before you counter, and protect your close date as fiercely as you protect your commission.

  • Same-day pre-approval review on incoming offers
  • Co-marketed open-house and listing materials (compliant)
  • Weekly status digests shared with you and your client
  • Concierge jumbo desk for properties above $5M
Become a Partner

Begin

Let's open your file.

Tell us a little about the property. A licensed advisor — not a chatbot — will personally respond within one business day.

Office
Newport Beach · Santa Barbara
By appointment

Your information is reviewed only by a licensed advisor. NMLS-licensed brokerage. Equal Housing Lender.