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Loan officer, W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital Amber Young is still relatively new to the industry, but she’s already outperforming many mortgage veterans. After just two years in the industry, Young had posted a total sales volume of more than $66.5m. “Amber’s willingness to lead by example in all duties she performs at the branch level makes her a true asset to our organization,” says W.J. Bradley branch production manager Nick Dexter. “She handles her business and daily activities with uncompromised integrity in both words and actions.”
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EVP of marketing and business development, United Northern Mortgage Bankers Heidi Frigano has been a leader in the mortgage industry for more than a decade. As United Northern’s senior vice president of marketing, Frigano has developed innovative strategies that have revitalized the company’s branding strategy and led it to become one of the nation’s top HECM lenders.
CEO, Century Mortgage Company Monica Bohn never expected to be running a mortgage company. Her husband, Matthew, founded Century Mortgage out of a bedroom in 1996. By 2010 the company was a roaring success, adding a mortgage bank, Century Lending, and a home furnishings company. That year, however, Matthew Bohn was diagnosed with a rare illness and passed away. Before he died, Matthew trained Monica to take the reins of the business. “I had to listen carefully to the conversations, learn the language of the industry and pass along Matthew’s wishes,” she says. Since taking over for her late husband, Monica Bohn has overseen Century’s meteoric rise to the top in the Kentucky mortgage market. She’s guided the company to record profits, opening remote branches in 16 states. Many CEOs talk in theoretical terms about coping with adversity. Monica Bohn has done it—and thrived.
Lydia Harris Mortgage originator, Gateway Funding Lydia Harris is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Pennsylvania mortgage market. One of the top producers at Gateway Funding’s top branch, Harris’s commitment to customer service has helped her develop fantastic relationships with local real estate agents and other referral partners. That commitment to building relationships helped Harris pull in more than $18.5m in sales volume last year.
Laura Lawson SVP of marketing, United Wholesale Mortgage Since she joined United Wholesale Mortgage in 2011, Laura Lawson’s marketing efforts have been instrumental in the company’s meteoric rise to become one of the largest wholesale lenders in the nation. A veteran of the creative marketing and production industry, Lawson also served as an associate producer at FOX Television and is a four-time Daytime Emmy winner for her work on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Barbara Williams Sisk Owner and CEO, Basis Funding A veteran broker with a database exceeding 1,000 clients, Barbara Williams Sisk brings a personal touch to the business that keeps business coming back. She’s also extremely active in pursuing the best interests of the industry. Sisk advises the Dallas-Fort Worth Mortgage Brokers Association on industry issues and challenges and is the vice president of government affairs at the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB). Sisk represented NAMB in one of the organization’s first presentations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and has lobbied Congress concerning the development of mortgage lending and origination throughout the country.
Allyson Kreycik Senior loan officer, Guaranteed Rate Allyson Kreycik is one of the top originators in the country, but she got there by sticking to old-fashioned customer service, sending postcards and handwritten notes. Kreycik—who told MPA she “learned the business by being thrown in the fire”—is a specialist in new construction loans. She is a member of Guaranteed Rate’s President’s Club for top producers and was the top-producing woman in the company for 2013, responsible for $106m in total volume.
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