“I thought I couldn’t buy yet.” It’s one of the most common things we hear from potential homebuyers, and most of the time, it’s based on a false assumption. Because while things like credit, income,...
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Mary has been with The Mortgage Firm since 1995 and in the mortgage business for over 30 years. She has been a loan processor, underwriter, auditor, closing administrator, and office manager, until opening her own branch of The Mortgage Firm in 2012 in Mount Dora, Florida. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Finance.
- Thirty years in the mortgage business, and with The Mortgage Firm, Inc. since 1996.
- Prior loan processor, underwriter, closer, auditor, secondary marketing analyst.
- A Business Administration/Finance degree from the University of Central Florida.
- Member of the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals, FAMP Affiliate member of the year for Realtor Association of Lake and Sumter counties.
- Graduate of America’s Reverse Mortgage Academy, 2007
- Member of Mount Dora and Tavares Chambers of Commerce.
- Former member of Board of Directors, Lake Eustis Chamber of Commerce and former volunteer of the year.
- Former member of Board of Directors, United Way of Lake and Sumter counties.
- Graduate, Leadership Lake County, Class of 2010
- Former member of Board of Directors, Home Builders Association of Lake and Sumter counties.
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