About Us

Established May of 2008 FreeRateUpdate.com is an unbiased informational web site which specializes in conventional, FHA, and jumbo mortgage rates. We offer to our visitors original content from our on staff experts. Our original content includes short “free rate updates” and full original news stories. We’ve had over 100,000 unique visitors and over 200,000 page views since our launch.

Contributing Writers and Editors

Ed Ferrara

Founder, Senior Editor & Writer Ed Ferrara III is a mortgage industry veteran with over 8 years of experience in both mortgage brokering and banking of loans. You may read more of Ed’s articles at the LA Examiner where his expertise in on display in his Los Angeles Examiner Mortgage Industry Column which is among their most popular in Business and Finance. Email Ed or call him at (714) 694-5914.

John Kaloper

Contributing Writer Specializing in FHA, John Kaloper has over 20 years experience in mortgage banking, brokering, and real estate. John holds an active California Real Estate License and currently works for Advantage Mortgage as a Sr. Mortgage Loan Consultant. John enjoys what he does & takes great pride & pleasure hearing a satisfied client. Email him. He’s more than happy to answer any mortgage questions you may have.

Freelance Writer Sheldon Levene has been in the mortgage industry since 1973 working for several prominent banks as a retail loan officer before becoming director of operations at a major Southern California sub prime outfit. Since the mortgage meltdown he’s retired to spend time with his lovely wife Anne of 43 years. We’re proud to have Sheldon as a contributing writer to freerateupdate.com. You can reach Sheldon by Email.

Bruno Mckenzie, T.I.C.

Contributing Writer Bruno Mckenzie, the latest addition to FreeRate, a former painter
knowing the value of hard work, entered the mortgage business during the boom working as a loan officer for a Mortgage Banker based out of Texas. Bruno, a TIC (top industry closer) developed a reputation as a closer in the office starting with his “Walker file”, a 1 day close. He retired from origination in 07′ to study the seconday market. Email Bruno.

Also on Staff: Editor-in-Chief: Ed Ferrara Jr., ejferrara@aol.com, Freelance Writer and Blogger: Nicholas Ossa, ngossa@gmail.com.

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