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New American Funding onboards top Chicago loan officer 

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New American Funding (NAF) has snagged top Chicago loan officer Larry Steinway as it looks to grow its presence in the Chicagoland area. billion of loan volume in his nearly 30-year career, started at NAF on April 1 as its vice president producing area sales manager tasked with expanding the lender’s footprint in the Chicagoland area.

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NAF taps Mosi Gatling for newly created executive role

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Based in Las Vegas, Gatling has worked for companies such as Bank of America , MetLife Home Loans , Home Community Mortgage and Guild Mortgage , developing expertise in loans to underserved communities. This role offers me a platform to be more than just a loan officer,” Gatling said in a statement.

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Open Mortgage closes distributed retail channel, will focus on TPO

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Open was founded in 2003 by Scott and Tana Gordon. Open, which laid off 25 loan officers with a monthly run rate of $5 million in production, will retain retail staff to close out the division’s pipeline. “Every single loan officer has been paid per their compensation agreement.

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Top-producing Draper and Kramer LOs spurn NAF

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Most of last year’s top-producing loan officers at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. NAF, founded in 2003 by Patty and Rick Arvielo , originated $8.4 In turn, lenders charge the EPO fees to their branches and/or loan officers, depending on the company’s structure. billion in mortgages in 2023.

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CreditXpert announces launch date for new credit optimization platform

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The first arrived on scene in March 2003, giving mortgage professionals the power to evaluate the weight of trade-line adjustments on borrower credit scores. Years later, in 2018, the newly unveiled Wayfinder platform automated credit optimization for loan officers.

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NAF partners with Patch to become its exclusive mortgage provider

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. “Patch has a long track record of working with real estate partners, this is why a partnership with a mortgage market leader with national scale as well as local loan officers around the country like New American Funding makes so much sense for us,” Figueroa said.

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John Cornish explains scaling beyond $40 million in mortgage sales volume

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In a new episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast,” host Dustin Owen chats with John Cornish of Iowa-based Key Mortgage Group about his path into the industry, tips for scaling a mortgage lending business and how to avoid stagnation as a loan originator. Cornish started his career in mortgage banking at Wells Fargo in Iowa in 2003.

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