Mortgage Atlanta News - Metro Brokers Financial

Mortgage Atlanta -September 29, 2005

The Atlanta Business Chronicle recently named five Metro Brokers Financial (MBF) loan officers the top producer residential mortgage loan officers in Georgia for 2004. In fact 20 percent of Georgia’s “Top Gun” loan officers work for MBF.

Leading the way for MBF were Lloyd Carver of the Perimeter office and Linda Kennedy of the West Cobb office. Both were among the top 10 loan officers in the state.

Douglasville’s Jeff Roland, who has only been in the Atlanta mortgage industry since August 2003, was ranked among the top 15 “Top Guns” in the state in his first full year as a loan officer and was the number one “Top Gun” in the $12 million to $19.9 million category.

Lynn Le of the Gwinnett office and Phil Allred of the Ellijay office also made the list.

As a whole, MBF blew away the competition. Upon tallying the transactions of all MBF loan officers who made the “Top Guns” list, the company closed 927 loans totaling more than $117 million in volume, which is 57 percent more volume and 41 percent more transactions than the next highest broker.

Vice President of MBF Judy Jones attributes her loan officers’ success to their product knowledge, customer service, and long hours.

Loan officers credit their business to the growing number of sales associates joining the company. Most of those new sales associates have no prior mortgage allegiances and are referring their clients to MBF. Sales associates also like to partner with MBF because of the mortgage programs and marketing tools they receive from the experienced loan officers.

The Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers compiles the “Top Guns” list annually for the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Book of Lists. Loan officers are ranked in three categories: $30 million and more, $20 million to $29.9 million, and $12 million to $19.9 million.

Metro Brokers Financial was recently named the number one residential mortgage company in Georgia by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers. A full-service mortgage company founded in 1990, Metro Brokers Financial is the in-house mortgage company for Metro Brokers/GMAC Real Estate.

ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE CONFIRMS METRO BROKERS FINANCIAL’S POSITION AS GEORGIA’S TOP MORTGAGE BROKER

July 1, 2005

The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s annual list of mortgage broker “Top Guns” in Georgia recently revealed Metro Brokers Financial (MBF) as the number one residential mortgage broker in Georgia for 2004.

MBF blew away the competition. With 1,509 loans closed totaling $177.8 million, the company had 51 percent more transactions and 36.5 percent more volume than its closest challenger. The company more than doubled the volume and transactions of the number three mortgage broker.

However, the most staggering numbers were for purchase lending. MBF approved 1,311 loans totaling $149 million in volume for purchase lending, which is almost four times higher in transactions and almost three times higher in volume than the next contender.

Mortgage brokers have to be a member of the Georgia Association of Mort. Brokers (GAMB) for the whole year the numbers are based on in order to qualify for the “Top Guns” list. The list is compiled annually by the GAMB for the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Book of Lists.

“Being named number one was exciting, but also very predictable,” explains Judy Jones, Vice President of MBF. “Under the leadership of President and CEO Kevin Levent, the entire focus of MBF is to be number one along with every other part of the real estate process.”

MBF’s “List and Lock” program allows associates to lock in rates on a listing before a buyer is identified, which is perfect for listing presentations. Rates are locked on four different loan programs so the buyer can select what is best for them.