NJ Lenders Corp since Apr 2011
Mortgage Banker
1st Metropolitan Mortgage Oct 2005 - Mar 2011
Branch Manager
Champion Mortgage 1992 - 2004
Assistant Vice President
Education:
Boston University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Communication, General
Skills:
Refinance Mortgage Lending Mortgage Banking Loans Fha Loan Origination Credit Residential Mortgages Finance Sellers Investment Properties Real Estate Transactions Reverse Mortgages Va Loans First Time Home Buyers Government Loans Fha Financing Credit Analysis Underwriting Condos Certified Mortgage Planning Real Estate Financing Sales Management Home Equity Loans Usda Real Estate Commercial Lending Construction Loans Commercial Mortgages Short Sales Banking Residential Homes Mortgage Conventional Customer Focused Service Working With First Time Home Buyers Purchase
PETER IS A SENIOR LENDING OFFICER WITH NJ LENDERS CORP, A MORTGAGE BANKER AND DIRECT LENDER, AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN RESIDENTIAL LENDING FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS. HIS FOCUS IS LENDING TO INDIVIDUALS NEEDING FINANCING TO PURCHASE A HOME FOR A PRIMARY RESIDENCE, VACATION HOME OR INVESTMENT PROPERTY. IN ADDITION, NJ LENDERS MAKES LOANS FOR THOSE WISHING TO REFINANCE THEIR EXISTING MORTGAGE. PETER BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH CHAMPION MORTGAGE WHERE HE SPENT TWELVE YEARS IN VARIOUS ROLES. ULTIMATELY AS AN AVP HE OVERSAW A STAFF OF OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS REPONSIBLE FOR LOAN PRODUCTION OF $750MILLION PER YEAR. SEEKING A NEW CHALLENGE, PETER LEFT CHAMPION IN 2004 TO OPEN HIS OWN COMPANY WHICH HE RAN FOR 7 YEARS AS AN AFFILIATE OFFICE OF FIRST METROPOLITAN MORTGAGE. PETER'S CLIENTELE IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF PAST CLIENTS AND THOSE REFERRED BY OTHERS. HE WORKS DILIGENTLY TO CREATE A CUSTOM TAILORED LOAN PROGRAM FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL COUPLED WITH A STRESS FREE BORROWING EXPERIENCE. "ANYONE WHO MADE IT THROUGH THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND IS STILL INVOLVED IN LENDING OR REAL ESTATE HAS TO LOVE WHAT THEY DO. IT WAS TOO CHALLENGING TO STAY IN THIS BUSINESS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS UNLESS YOU HAD INCREDIBLE PASSION FOR YOUR WORK. I LOVE WHAT I DO AND I GENUINELY ENJOY HELPING MY CLIENTS PURCHASE THEIR NEW HOME. WHETHER IT'S A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER OR AN EMPTY NESTER, DOWNSIZING, THE JOY OF SEEING THEM GET THE KEYS TO THEIR NEW HOME IS STILL A THRILL FOR ME. FOR THAT REASON I ATTEND EVERY LOAN CLOSING TO WITNESS THAT MOMENT." I STRIVE TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE THAT EACH CLIENT WILL CONSIDER THE EASIEST TIME THEY HAVE EVER HAD BORROWING MONEY. EDUCATING THE CLIENT IS A KEY COMPONENT OF MY APPROACH. WHEN A CLIENT UNDERSTANDS THE PROCESS AND THE LENDING METHODOLOGY IT MAKES THE WHOLE PROCESS MORE PLEASANT." -peter traum 2013-
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