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Online bank mortgages with 3% down for first-time buyers, a published $1,495 origination fee and a 90-day rate lock

Lender terms checked October 14, 2026See lender site

The Bottom Line

Min. down (non-VA)
3% (verified Oct 14, 2026). All rates and fees

Key facts

  • Loan types: Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo
  • Online pre-approval: Yes

Pros

  • Lock and Look lets you lock your rate for up to 90 days while you search
  • 3% down for qualifying first-time buyers, and VA loans with no down payment
  • Publishes its standard origination fee ($1,495) and its member discounts
  • A $10,000 On-Time Close Guarantee, paid as a credit toward closing costs, with conditions

Cons

  • No minimum credit score or debt-to-income limit is published
  • The standard origination fee is $1,495; the $500 discounts need SoFi products or qualifying deposits
  • The minimum loan amount is $75,000
  • Its closing-time statistic (32 days on average) dates from August 2023

At a glance

Lender terms checked October 14, 2026
Lender type
Bank (online)
Loan purposes
Purchase, Refinance, Cash-out refinance
Loan types
Conventional, FHA, VA, Jumbo
Minimum down payment
0% (0% on VA, 3.5% on FHA, 3% on conventional for qualifying first-time buyers (5% for other borrowers))
Minimum down payment without VA
3%
Loan amounts
From $75,000
States served
All states, with an exception for purchase loans in New York (its eligibility page wording is ambiguous)
Online pre-approval
Yes. Verified preapproval letter; checking your rate is a soft credit pull
Lender fees
Standard origination fee of $1,495 on SoFi Bank purchase and refinance mortgages, less a one-time $500 member discount, plus another $500 for SoFi Plus subscribers or qualifying deposits.
Rate lock
Lock and Look: lock your rate for up to 90 days while you search. No lock fee is published.
Closing time (lender's claim)
Average of 32 days to close a purchase loan (SoFi's own figure, dated August 2023)
First-time buyer programs
3% down conventional for qualifying first-time buyers; up to $9,500 cash back through HomeStory Rewards, a third-party service
NMLS ID
696891

Sources: sofi.com/home-loans/mortgage, sofi.com/eligibility-criteria, read October 14, 2026

Things to know before you apply

  • A 3% down payment applies to qualifying first-time buyers only. Other borrowers need at least 5% on conventional loans, and conventional loans above 80% loan-to-value need PMI.
  • The standard origination fee is $1,495. The $500 discount and extra $500 for SoFi Plus or qualifying deposits are not automatic.
  • The On-Time Close Guarantee pays a credit of up to $10,000 toward closing costs, not cash, and has conditions, including a closing date at least 25 days out (30 for VA, 40 for jumbo).
  • SoFi does not publish a minimum credit score or a debt-to-income limit.

Regulatory record

We found no CFPB enforcement action about mortgage lending by this lender on consumerfinance.gov. Searched the CFPB enforcement actions list on October 14, 2026 for SoFi, Social Finance and SoFi Bank. That is not a clean bill of health: other regulators, courts and state agencies also act on lenders.

Where these numbers come from

Everything in the table above was read from the lender's own pages, listed here with the day we read them.

NMLS ID 696891, as the lender prints it on its own site. Confirm its licenses in your state on NMLS Consumer Access (that site blocks automated checks, so we have not confirmed the lookup ourselves).

What is SoFi Mortgage?

Sources read on the date shown
SoFi Mortgage is an online bank that offers loans for buying a home, refinancing and cash-out refinancing. Where it lends: all states, with an exception for purchase loans in New York (its eligibility page wording is ambiguous). On its own site it lists Conventional, FHA, VA and Jumbo loans. Who can borrow, as the lender publishes it: SoFi Mortgage does not publish a minimum credit score on the pages we read. Minimum down payment: 0% (0% on VA, 3.5% on FHA, 3% on conventional for qualifying first-time buyers (5% for other borrowers)). Costs and timing: Standard origination fee of $1,495 on SoFi Bank purchase and refinance mortgages, less a one-time $500 member discount, plus another $500 for SoFi Plus subscribers or qualifying deposits. Rate lock: Lock and Look: lock your rate for up to 90 days while you search. No lock fee is published. Closing time (its own claim): Average of 32 days to close a purchase loan (SoFi's own figure, dated August 2023). SoFi Mortgage did not publish a rate table with stated assumptions on the pages we read, so we show none. Your own rate can only come from an official offer from the lender. We read these figures from SoFi Mortgage's own pages on October 14, 2026; the pages are listed under 'Where these numbers come from'.
Sourcesofi.com ↗

Key details

Fixed-rate, FHA, VA and jumbo loans3% down for qualifying first-time buyersLock and Look: rate lock up to 90 daysNMLS ID 696891

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SoFi Mortgage FAQ

What credit score does SoFi Mortgage require?

SoFi Mortgage does not publish a minimum credit score on the pages we read. Lenders set it by loan type and look at your full credit profile, so ask the lender directly.

How much do you need to put down at SoFi Mortgage?

The lowest down payment SoFi Mortgage publishes is 0% (0% on VA, 3.5% on FHA, 3% on conventional for qualifying first-time buyers (5% for other borrowers)). Without VA eligibility, the lowest figure it publishes is 3%. Under 20% down, conventional loans usually add private mortgage insurance.

Does SoFi Mortgage charge fees?

Standard origination fee of $1,495 on SoFi Bank purchase and refinance mortgages, less a one-time $500 member discount, plus another $500 for SoFi Plus subscribers or qualifying deposits. Rate lock: Lock and Look: lock your rate for up to 90 days while you search. No lock fee is published. Closing costs also include third-party charges such as an appraisal and title services.

Can you get pre-approved online with SoFi Mortgage?

Yes. Verified preapproval letter; checking your rate is a soft credit pull. A pre-approval is not a commitment to lend.

Is SoFi Mortgage licensed?

SoFi Mortgage prints NMLS ID 696891 on its own site. You can look up its licenses in your state on NMLS Consumer Access (nmlsconsumeraccess.org). We could not confirm the lookup ourselves because that site blocks automated checks.

Will SoFi Mortgage quote my rate here?

No. Financeradar is not a lender and we do not quote personal rates. We show what the lender publishes, with the date we checked it. Your own rate comes from an official offer from the lender.

Source: sofi.com