Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) is excited to invite partners to an OTC Masterclass, featuring President Laura Brandao as your guide! Exclusive and engaging One-Time Close training that introduces the who, what, when, where and why of One-Time Close.
PR Newswire
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) is pleased to announce the addition of the USDA Renovation program to its suite of specialty loan programs. USDA Renovation loans allow eligible borrowers in designated rural communities to combine the purchase of a home with any necessary renovations into a single loan.
Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) continues to develop exceptional technology to meet the needs of its clients. AFR recently announced the integration of new features and upgraded functionality within their proprietary online loan portal AFR Loan Center.
PR Newswire
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) is pleased to announce new features and upgraded functionality that have been integrated into AFR Loan Center, its proprietary online loan portal. Key improvements include integrated product support and a refreshed user interface for both clients and lending partners.
Scotsman Guide
Originators who aren’t already in the new-home marketplace need to seriously consider utilizing homebuilder outreach and diversified lending partnerships as part of their 2020 business plans. The figures from this past August are a clear reflection of the robust health of the new-construction market. Buoyed by low mortgage rates and rising household incomes, demand for new homes remains strong.
Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
Veterans Day might have come and gone, but AFR strives to help veterans, and their families, all year long. With over two decades of VA Loan experience, AFR remains dedicated to helping its clients make financing possible for eligible military men and women by offering a robust VA financing product portfolio including: VA Renovation, VA One-Time Close, VA IRRRL and VA Jumbo loans….
Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
AFR has announced that beginning Friday, November 8, a 3.5% grant option will be available in the DPA Advantage (Down Payment Assistance) Program, allowing eligible home buyers to qualify for the full 3.5% required down payment. In addition to helping first-time and moderate-income home buyers, DPA Advantage is also available to make the dream of homeownership easier for first-responders, educators, medical personnel, civil servants, and military personnel.
National Mortgage Professional Magazine
AFR President Laura Brandao has been named one of National Mortgage Professional Magazine’s Most Powerful Women in Mortgage Banking.
Finicity
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) announced today it is working together with Finicity—a leading provider of real-time financial data access and insights, to provide its business partners and their borrowers with a faster, simpler and more secure way to verify assets and income while originating loans.
Scotsman Guide
AFR COO Bill Packer explains that in an increasingly digital world, one of the best investments that lenders can make is in technology. This includes providing a menu of tools to support their originator partners, so they can find the right solutions for their clients.
National Mortgage Professional Magazine
Lender Price has announced the addition of American Financial Resources Inc. (AFR) loan products to its pricing engine library.
Scotsman Guide
As more and more families opt to build their American dream this way, learning the financing options to fund these construction-to-permanent manufactured homes may become a prerequisite for building your business as a mortgage originator.
Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
If you’re thinking about a Renovation Loan, it makes sense to partner with a trusted expert like AFR Wholesale! AFR’s Renovation Portal not only provides AFR’s lending partners with the ability to view loan activity throughout the loan origination cycle, its partners can also view progress on the project even after the loan has closed.
HousingWire
Laura Brandao is president of American Financial Resources, and the driving force that has catapulted AFR to the top of manufactured home, one-time close, and renovation lending in the U.S.
Rob Chrisman's Daily Mortgage News & Commentary
AFR Wholesale’s One-Time Close offerings include FHA, VA, USDA and Conventional OTC programs. Designed to simplify the financing process for homebuyers, eliminating the need to obtain a construction loan and permanent mortgage,…
PR Newswire
American Financial Resources, Inc. (AFR) is pleased to announce that its pricing is now available in the ARIVE lender marketplace, a digital platform developed to serve independent mortgage experts. AFR continuously works to bring to market innovative solutions to streamline and simplify the lending process and support mortgage brokers.
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.”
Scotsman Guide
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.
Thrive Global
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.