National Mortgage Professional Magazine
“Very interesting article about the need for affordable housing and the negative effects on certain demographics,” Brandao said on her LinkedIn page. “As mortgage professionals, we need to continue to be a trusted advisor for the families who have put their trust in us, whether it’s purchasing a home as a multigenerational household,buying the fixer upper, building a new home in a rural area or purchasing a manufactured home we need to provide the expertise to guide them home.”
Bill Packer explains why being well-versed in a variety of loan programs is a good idea for originators in any market, as it will allow you to provide a range of options to your clients and keep business flowing even when traditional purchase loans aren’t in demand.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Laura Brandao. Laura’s vision of bringing families home has become the foundation of the culture at AFR. For the past 12 years she has developed a mindset within the company to make it the personal responsibility of each employee to bring the families of AFR’s lending partners home.
Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
AFR Wholesale was proud to be a Gold Sponsor of yesterday’s AIME Mortgage Expert Workshop: Broker All-Stars, and remains committed to supporting the success of independent mortgage brokers. In addition to having a booth at the Workshop and sponsoring the closing Mix & Mingle, AFR’s President Laura Brandao moderated the insightful Master the Art of Recruiting panel.
Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
Great news! AFR’s Construction-to-Permanent One-Time Close (OTC) program now features new lower pricing (be sure to check it out). This is just another example of how AFR continuously improves their programs based on client feedback.
National Mortgage Professional Magazine
With everyone’s inbox filling up these days, there is still something to be said for the occasional direct mail piece. And to go one step further, our President Laura Brandao sits down every morning and hand-writes note cards to clients, thanking them for their business or congratulating them on a closed loan. This personal touch goes a long way…
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) has been honored again as a Scotsman Guide Top Mortgage Lender. Recognized as one of the nation’s leading companies in overall volume, AFR ranked 10th in correspondent volume and moved up to 14th in wholesale volume.
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Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
Have you heard? Adding to its growing roster of differentiated programs to support its lending partners, AFR is rolling out a simplified Conventional One-Time Close (OTC)/single-close construction program.
American Financial Resources, Inc. announces it will now offer a Conventional One-Time Close (OTC) program – in both its wholesale (AFR Wholesale) and retail (eLEND®) channels – which provides permanent financing for a new stick-built or manufactured home, that converts to a standard conventional mortgage once construction is completed. This offering rounds out the mortgage lender’s existing single-close construction financing suite of products and features.
