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AUSTIN’S BEST MORTGAGE BROKERS
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We polled homeowners and industry pros to create the list of the top mortgage brokers in the Austin area. Sharon Barney CMG Home Loans cmghomeloans.com 512-775-2558
Ryan Gordon University Federal Credit Union ufcu.org 512-997-2392
Dan Peterson Citywide Home Mortgage citywidehm.com 512-645-5408
Chad Bowman Veterans United Home Loans austin.veteransunited.com 512-646-0800
Melanie Hadley Edge Home Finance edgehomefinance.com 512-799-8117
Nick Pronsky Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp nickpronsky.com 512-709-4372
Clare Branson American Bank americanbank.com 512-306-5516
Tiffany Hentrup First United Mortgage Group firstunitedteam.com 512-789-8778
Daniel Reagan Edge Home Finance edgehomefinance.com 512-947-1700
Cameron Breed SWBC Mortgage swbcmortgage.com 512-531-1805
Josh Hiller LoanPeople loanpeople.com 512-300-4813
Gary Reimers Amplify Credit Union goamplify.com 877-858-0780
Josh Brown Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp fairway.com 512-776-1413
Tyler Hughes CMG Home Loans cmghomeloans.com 512-777-8518
Jackson Roberts ATX Mortgage Lending atxmortgagelending.com 512-799-9271
Candy Buzan University Federal Credit Union ufcu.org 512-797-5580
Joe Krupp Highlander Mortgage highlandermortgage.com 512-695-4580
Tony Ruff Movement Mortgage movement.com 512-999-1257
John Campbell Prodigy Mortgage myatxmortgage.com 512-983-4108
Russ Laing Network Funding LP DBA Vista Lending nflp.com 512-497-6966
Mark D. Smith Legacy Mutual Mortgage legacymutual.com 512-776-1363
Kristen Campos ATX Mortgage Lending atxmortgagelending.com 512-380-1893
Max Leaman LoanPeople loanpeople.com 512-710-1400
Brandon Sparks Barton Creek Lending Group bartoncreeklending.com 512-796-4569
David Cockrell Prodigy Mortgage loansbyteamcockrell.com 512-502-5444
Amanda Lombardi Lombardi Lending lombardilending.com 781-248-6904
Amanda Stewart LoanPeople loanpeople.com 512-716-3525
Terry Council Amplify Credit Union goamplify.com 512-784-0710
Christina Maquet Fairway Home Mortgage themaquetgroup.com 512-585-6894
Melanie Taliaferro Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp melanietaliaferro.com 512-825-1196
Ian Craig Pennybacker Mortgage pennybackermortgage.com 512-968-5874
David Medrano First United Mortgage Group medranoteam.com 512-593-1684
Michael Task Supreme Lending 512-350-3660 local.supremelending.com
Sonia David University Federal Credit Union ufcu.org 512-997-4656
Michael Nasserfar Supreme Lending MichaelLoan.com 512-797-8916
Greg W. Vesely SouthStar Bank southstarbank.com 512-831-8782
Michelle de Haro Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp atxbestlender.com 512-676-0765
Bonnie Neel Canopy Mortgage canopymortgage.com 512-666-7379
Katie White Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp katieshomeloans.com 512-922-7602
Jesica Garza SouthStar Bank southstarbank.com 512-688-5093
Josh Penland Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp fairway.com 512-776-1420
Sam Whitworth Movement Mortgage movement.com 512-913-7088
How This List Is Made Using an online survey, Austin Home solicited peer and public nominations, asking voters to nominate up to three mortgage brokers they’ve worked with or know to produce outstanding work. Austin Home then tallied the results, selecting the top percentage of vote recipients before submitting the final list to our fact-checking process. Companies do not and cannot pay to be a part of the list. We recognize that many good mortgage brokers are not included on the list; this is only a sampling of a huge array of talented professionals within the region. We encourage all consumers to do their own research before selecting a mortgage broker. Austin Home uses best practices and exercises great care in assembling content for this list. It does not warrant that the data contained within the list are complete or accurate. Austin Home does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. All rights reserved. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without written permission from Austin Home. If you see an error in the information listed, please contact editor@austinhomemag.com. Mortgage Brokers: Congratulations! If you’d like to display this accomplishment with a plaque, please visit our official store at austinhomemag. com/plaques.
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From left to right: Sonia David NMLS# 177662, Ryan Gordon NMLS# 1607796, Candy Buzan NMLS# 179412
congratulations! We are proud to celebrate loan officers Candy Buzan, Sonia David, and Ryan Gordon for being recognized in Austin Home Magazine for excellence in mortgage lending.
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