Last updated: April 28, 2026

1. Who runs this site

This website is operated by Forward Mortgage (NMLS #2401169), a Michigan-licensed mortgage broker (MI License FL-0024719) located at 322 S. Main St. Suite 230, Rochester, MI 48307.

How we handle the personal information you give us is covered separately in our Privacy Policy and, if you start an application, the federally-required GLBA Privacy Notice you’ll see before you enter any sensitive information.

2. Information here is general, not personal advice

The content on our website — articles, examples, calculators, recommendations, rate discussions — is intended as general information about mortgages and related topics. It is not personalized financial advice for your specific situation.

Loan terms, qualification criteria, rates, and fees vary based on individual circumstances and change frequently. Anything we publish here may not apply to your situation. Before you make a decision, talk to us so we can review the specifics.

3. We’re not a lender

Forward Mortgage is a mortgage broker. We help you find and apply for a loan with a lender, but we don’t fund loans ourselves. The actual lending relationship is between you and the lender we place you with.

4. Equal housing

Forward Mortgage is an Equal Housing Lender. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, source of income, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or because all or part of an applicant’s income comes from a public-assistance program or because the applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.

5. Third-party links

Our website includes links to other websites and tools (Michigan property tax estimators, BS&A property records, third-party home-value reports, recommended professionals, etc.). We provide these as a convenience. We don’t control those sites and we don’t guarantee the accuracy of their content. When you click an external link, you leave our site and are subject to the other site’s terms and privacy policies.

6. No guarantees of approval

Mortgage approval depends on credit, income, assets, the specific property, and lender criteria at the time of your application. Nothing on this website constitutes a loan approval, commitment, or guarantee. Pre-qualification and pre-approval letters are based on information available at the time of issue and are subject to verification, underwriting, and changes in your situation or the market.

7. Use of our website

By using this website, you agree to:

  • Provide accurate information when you complete forms
  • Not use the site to commit fraud or violate any law
  • Not attempt to interfere with the site’s operation, scrape large volumes of content, or copy our work for competing purposes
  • Not impersonate anyone or misrepresent your relationship with any person or entity

8. Intellectual property

The content of this website — articles, design, code, brand assets — is owned by Forward Mortgage or licensed to us. You may share individual articles with attribution, but you may not reproduce, distribute, or modify our content for commercial purposes without written permission.

9. No warranties

We work hard to keep this site accurate and available, but we don’t guarantee it will be error-free, uninterrupted, or perfectly current. The site is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all express and implied warranties.

10. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Forward Mortgage is not liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, special, or punitive damages arising from your use of this website or any content on it. This includes (but is not limited to) loss of profits, loss of data, or loss of business opportunity.

11. Loans, advice, and the regulated stuff

For matters involving an actual mortgage application, the controlling documents are the loan application and the disclosures provided by the lender at the time of application — not anything on this website. If there’s a conflict, the formal loan documents win.

12. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Oakland County, Michigan.

13. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms occasionally. The “Last updated” date at the top tells you when. Continuing to use the site after we post updates means you accept the new terms.

14. Contact us

Forward Mortgage
322 S. Main St. Suite 230
Rochester, MI 48307
Phone: (248) 956-0445
Email: [email protected]
NMLS #2401169

These Terms of Use are intended as a plain-English summary of how this website works. They are not legal advice and may not address every situation. For specific legal questions, consult an attorney.

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How we’ll handle your information

Before you enter your SSN, income, and other financial details on the next page, federal law (the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) requires us to explain how we’ll handle that information.

  • We collect what we need to evaluate, structure, and submit your loan.
  • We share it only with the people who help close your loan — the lenders we submit to, the service providers who run credit, title, appraisal, and verifications, and regulators when the law requires.
  • We don’t sell your information. We don’t share it for marketing. Not ours, not affiliates’, not anyone’s.
  • We protect it — encrypted transmission, restricted access, secure document handling.

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