{"id":9088,"date":"2017-04-07T15:31:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T19:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=9088"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:43:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T19:43:04","slug":"maryland-mortgage-program-announces-annual-award-winners-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2017\/04\/07\/maryland-mortgage-program-announces-annual-award-winners-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Mortgage Program Announces Annual Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>Maryland Mortgage Program Announces Annual Award Winners<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>NEW CARROLLTON, Md. (April 7, 2017)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Today, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development hosted its annual Maryland Mortgage Program awards breakfast. The event honored the program\u2019s top performing lender and real estate partners in 2016. The department announced 13 awards in six categories, recognizing the awardees\u2019 efforts to increase homeownership through the Maryland Mortgage Program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCreating and supporting strong partnerships between the department and our network of lender and real estate partners is vital to the continued success of the Maryland Mortgage Program,\u201d Deputy Secretary Tony Reed said. \u201cToday\u2019s awards ceremony recognizes the valuable contributions of our top-performing partners and celebrates our shared commitment to helping Marylanders achieve the dream of homeownership.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The award winners are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Producing Lenders<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Home Mortgage Corporation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">George Mason Mortgage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rising Star Award<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Southern Trust Mortgage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Utilization of New Programs<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Presidential Mortgage for Best Utilization of the Maryland Pathway to Homeownership in Garrett County Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. for Best Utilization of the Maryland SmartBuy: Affordable Homeownership for Buyers with Student Debt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff Recognition Awards<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Karen Tolson, Loan Processor, First Home Mortgage Corporation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandra Vogel, Processing Team Leader, Prosperity Home Mortgage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Loan Originator<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eric Short, First Home Mortgage Corporation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the awards presentation and Maryland Mortgage Program updates from department leadership, attendees also received industry updates from US Bank, the Maryland Mortgage Brokers &amp; Bankers Association, the Maryland Association of REALTORS\u00ae, and Live Baltimore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maryland Mortgage program is the state\u2019s flagship homeownership program, providing fixed-rate mortgages, primarily to first-time homebuyers, along with down payment and closing cost incentives. For more information, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmp.maryland.gov\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.mmp.maryland.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For pictures, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MMPLenderAwardsPhotos\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/MMPLenderAwardsPhotos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MEDIA CONTACT: Sara Luell, Director of Communications, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:sara.luell@maryland.gov\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sara.luell@maryland.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 301-429-7803<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maryland Mortgage Program Announces Annual Award Winners NEW CARROLLTON, Md. (April 7, 2017) \u2013 Today, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development hosted its annual Maryland Mortgage Program awards breakfast. The event honored the program\u2019s top performing lender and real estate partners in 2016. 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