Rick Schell
VP of Mortgage Lending
As your trusted Guaranteed Rate Affinity Loan Officer, my goal is to simplify the mortgage process, make your home loan experience easy to navigate and be available to you from application to closing. I take pride in thoroughly educating my customers throughout the mortgage transaction, so they fully understand their options and feel comfortable with their chosen loan program. Whether you are a first time home buyer or seasoned owner, you can trust me and my team with all of your home financing needs. Please reach out anytime using the contact information located on this page and use this website as a resource as you start your home financing journey.
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What People are saying
"Very accommodating, communication was awesome, and answered all my questions throughly and quickly. "
Kathryn D. - Lake In The Hills IL | May 2022
"It was a smooth and everything got completed really quick. Rick was very friendly and I enjoyed that he was willing to spend not only going over everything, but reassuring me that everything was good."
Mariah S. - Bensenville IL | May 2022
"Every phone call or email that I had made was answered quickly and very detailed. This was my first time doing this process so I had a lot of questions and concerns. "
Jennifer G. - Mchenry IL | Apr 2022
"Easy to work with, friendly, professional, fast response. Took time to explain the entire loan process"
Christine N. - Bloomingdale IL | Apr 2022
"Easy to work with, very speedy, answered all questions, all around good experience!"
Eva K. - Wheeling IL | Mar 2022