LightStream: Best overall
- Winner of Bankrate Award for best home improvement loan
- High loan amount maximum and no fees
- Offers a rate-matching program
- High credit score minimum
- No online prequalification
- High minimum loan amount
LightStream is known for its low rates, lack of fees and large loan amounts. And if you qualify for a lower rate on a comparable loan with a competitor, LightStream will beat that rate by 0.1 percentage points.