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Congratulations to the awardees!

The Lender Celebration honors CHFA’s participating lenders annually for their outstanding commitment to providing CHFA’s homeownership programs and resources to first-time homebuyers statewide. This year’s award ceremony recognized exemplary top producing lending institutions, loan originators, and the overall community impact. We are proud of our partners’ success and look forward to another great year!

  

Top Loan Originator Awards:

Keith Turner
Homestead Funding Corp.
2025 TOP LOAN ORIGINATOR

James Allen
Movement Mortgage,LLC
2025 2ND TOP LOAN ORIGINATOR

Denise Lanouette
First World Mortgage Corp.
2025 3RD TOP LOAN ORIGINATOR

 

Layering Impact Awards:

Dante Galvez
Liberty Bank
2025 Community Impact Award
Leveraged the Highest Number of Community Assistance
Grants/Loans Utilizing 5 Different Sources for One Purchase

Rafael Capellan
M&T Bank
2025 Community Impact Award
Leveraged the Highest Number of Community Assistance
Grants/Loans Utilizing 5 Different Sources for One Purchase

 

Deepak Khatiwada
CMG Home Loans
2025 Community Impact Award
Leveraged the Highest Number of Community Assistance
Grants/Loans Utilizing 5 Different Sources for One Purchase

 

 

Community Impact Awards:

 

Dante Galvez
Liberty Bank
2025 CHFA Community Impact Award
 
Loan Originator with the Highest Number of Loans
Utilizing 3 or More Assistance Sources

CMG Home Loans
2025 Top Community
Partner Lending Institution
 
Highest Number of Loans Utilizing
3 or More Assistance Sources

 
 
 
 

 

 

Top Participating Lender Awards:

First World Mortgage Corp.
2025 Gold Award
 

Total Mortgage Services, LLC
2025 Silver Award

Movement Mortgage
2025 Bronze Award
 

 

  

If you took photos or videos during or after the ceremony, please tag CHFA and use #CHFALenderCelebration2025 on your social media posts.

  

 
 
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