Single Family Programs Newsletter

Tennessee Housing Development Agency

July 2017
  
 
THDA Single Family Update  
     Rhonda Ronnow,  Director of Loan Operations

HHF-DPA Loan Applications Hit 1000

On August 15th, THDA received the 1000th loan application for the HHF-DPA  program, which offers $15,000 in assistance to borrowers in designated zip codes.  In anticipation, a prize was offered to the submitting loan officer and processor via the Great Choice TN facebook group.  

Congratulations to Tammy Barr and Neva Huddleston of Supreme Lending for submitting that 1000th loan application and winning the THDA coaster set. THDA Loan Operations staff celebrated with an Ice Cream party and enjoyed the day building amazing sundaes!

If you are not a part of our Facebook group created for lending and real estate professionals, please join us today!  It's a great place to ask a question, share a topic, and get the inside scoop on all things Great Choice.  Look up " Great Choice TN" on Facebook or click here.


 
  • Nontraditional credit files are eligible for THDA financing. Since the borrower does not have a credit score, they will need to provide 3 alternative credit tradelines. The debt ratio is reduced to 36% as well as the borrower must have liquid assets in the bank in amount of 2 months PITIA plus any funds needed to close.
  • Want to know if a specific address is in a targeted county, a designated HHF-DPA zip code, or a targeted census tract?  Use the interactive map on the website! Color coding makes it easy to see eligible areas. Use the zoom feature to get more details. Enter a specific address in the search bar.  To find the map,  go to the Lenders and Servicers page and scroll to the bottom for the link.  Go directly to the map by clicking here.

Who is Making a Difference?  
    
    Jayna Johnson
    Homebuyer Education Manager






ATTENTION LENDERS AND REALTORS
:
Do you work with a fabulous educator to meet  your clients' needs 
for Homebuyer Education?  

Every year at the Governor's Housing Conference, THDA recognizes the outstanding achievements of our partners by presenting the Tennessee's Best Awards.  

Your help is needed to recognize a deserving housing education provider for the  Vicki George Award of Excellence.  Please take a moment to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the life of an outstanding Homebuyer Education Provider for the way they make a difference in the lives of THDA borrowers every day!

We've made it super easy for you -- just 2 steps:

1.  Click here and complete the short nomination form.  Save the document 
      on  your computer.

2.  Attach the  form to an email and send to  [email protected].  

Please submit soon, the deadline is August 30th.
  REALTOR ZONE
      Debbie Reeves
      Real Estate Industry Advisor
 __________________________________

 "Great Choice Mortgage Programs" - Course #7571
4 Hour CE Class for Realtors
Instructor:  Debbie Reeves

Register Through Area REALTOR® Association


Sept. 1, 2017       Memphis Area Assn. of REALTORS®               9AM - 1PM     Memphis
 
Oct. 11, 2017       River Counties Assn. of REALTORS®               9AM - 1PM     Cleveland
 
Oct. 17, 2017       Sumner Assn. of REALTORS®                          9AM - 1PM     Hendersonville
 
Oct. 19, 2017       Middle TN Assn. of REALTORS®                      9AM - 1PM     Manchester
 
Oct. 27, 2017       Clarksville Assn. of REALTORS®                      12AM - 4PM   Clarksville
 
Dec. 4, 2017         Greater Nashville REALTORS®                        12PM - 4PM    Nashville

 
Other REALTOR CE Education Venues, but not THDA CE Class :
Sept. 13-16, 2017          TAR Annual Convention               Memphis/Peabody
Sept. 28, 2017                GNR Convention                           Nashville/Music City Ctr.

Counselor's Corner  
    
    Josh McKinney
    HUD Housing Education Counseling Coordinator


 

In case you haven't melted yet, summer is here and it is HOT. Many of us escape to locales where we can cool our temperatures and our workload as a result, and the temptation to pack up everything run away as fast as possible can be strong. However, it's worth it to stop for just a moment and think about what you can do to make sure a crook doesn't use your home as a destination vacation while you're gone.
Here are some helpful home tips for when you head out of town:
  • Ask a trusted neighbor to watch your home. Hopefully you've struck up a friendship with your neighbors; apart from being, well, the neighborly thing to do, there are many benefits to such a relationship.
  • See if you can get the Post Office to hold your mail. The easiest way to do this is to go to holdmail.usps.com/holdmail. An overflowing mailbox is a huge signpost that your house ripe for the burgling.
  • Here's the big one: the criminals we tangle with today are tech savvy.  While on your fabulous vacation, we know that it is incredibly tempting to use your picture-taking Google-machine to post on Instaface, Twitbook, and Grammer (did I get those right?) that you are living it up on the beach for the next two weeks. However, this is exactly what the bad guys are looking for. Regardless of your privacy settings, it's impossible to secure all of your posts on social media for only the audiences you intend. It's best to resist the urge and dump all those photos and stories online once you get back. While we're at it, be careful with all of your social media posts; don't put anything out there that lets people know you are vulnerable in any way.
Home burglaries and vandalism are never your fault. Just make sure you aren't making it any easier! Following these tips will go a long way to keeping the crooks in the dark as to your vacation plans. Have a great summer!

 

THDA ORIGINATING AGENT RANKINGS

STATEWIDE

Monthly OA Rankings - July 31, 2017
Rank
Lender
# of Loans
Volume
1
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC
50
$ 5,044,506
2
PEOPLES HOME EQUITY
20
$ 2,721,271
3
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE
 17
$ 2,836,259
4
EVERETT FINANCIAL INC
 14
$ 1,427,123
5
CALIBER HOME LOANS
12
$ 1,756,665
6
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE CO.
12
$ 1,147,983
7
PINNACLE BANK
11
$ 1,621,174
8
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE 
7
$ 1,057,269
9
NEW PENN FINANCIAL
7
$    992,993
10
CMG MORTGAGE INC.
6
$    923,705

Our total application production for July is $37,571,452.
 

STATEWIDE

Year-to-Date OA Rankings through July 31, 2017
Rank
Lender
# of Loans
Volume
1
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP
372
$39,677,042
2
PEOPLE'S HOME EQUITY
 128
$16,707,159
3
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE
 112
$17,023,953
4
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE 
70
$  7,429,563
5
EVERETT FINANCIAL INC
66
$  7,993,451
6
CALIBER HOME LOANS
53
$  7,458,379
7
PINNACLE BANK
53
$  7,226,355
8
FIRSTBANK
48
$  6,923,384
9
SWBC MORTGAGE CORP
46
$  7,206,916
10
CMG MORTGAGE INC
46
$  6,973,496

Our total application production through July is $239,226,703.
 

EAST TN REGION

OA Rankings through July 31, 2017
Rank
Lender
# of Loans
Volume
1
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP
300
$30,875,654
2
PEOPLES HOME EQUITY
 63
$  6,606,181
3
FIRST CITIZENS NATIONAL
 26
$  2,619,602
4
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE
 23
$  2,511,583
5
PLATINUM FINANCIAL FUNDING
 22
$  2,576,084
  

MIDDLE TN REGION

OA Rankings through July 31, 2017
Rank
Lender
# of Loans
Volume
1
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE
  83
$14,117,990
2
PEOPLE'S HOME EQUITY
  64
$10,006,717
3
SWBC MORTGAGE
  46
$  7,206,916
4
CMG MORTGAGE
   41
$  6,410,014
5
FIRSTBANK
   36
$  5,662,565
  

WEST TN REGION

OA Rankings through July 31, 2017
Bank
Lender
# of Loans
Volume
1
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE
67
$7,062,787
2
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP
40
$4,201,099
3
EVERETT FINANCIAL
35
$3,269,765
4
PINNACLE BANK
26
$3,130,766
5
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK
24
$2,038,955
  
Star Rewards Update

21 Perfect Loan Submissions
  
Connie Brewington, Platinum Financial
  
20 Perfect Loan Submissions
 
Frederica Maxwell, People's Home Equity
 
18 Perfect Loan Submissions
 
Taylor Gobble , First Citizens National Bank
 
13 Perfect Loan Submissions
 
Derek Ryder, Pinnacle Bank

7 Perfect Loan Submissions
 
Shelley Allen, Bank of Cleveland
Judy Shearin, Mortgage Investors Group
Top Honors Update

THDA Top Loan Originators*
 
 
34 Closed Loans:  Tammy Barr, Everett Financial                        
 
32 Closed Loans:  Marissa FrenchPeople's Home Equity
 
26 Closed Loans:  Carey Ann Cry, CMG Mortgage Inc.
 
24 Closed Loans:  Kim Swann, Mortgage Investors Group                           
 
19 Closed Loans:  Brandy Deloach,  First Community 
                              Stacy Flynn , Mortgage Investors Group                           
 
17 Closed Loans:  Debbie Windisch, Mortgage Investors Group  
   
* Previous month totals were in error and did not include HHF-DPA totals.                             
                            
THDA Top Selling Agents   
 
7 Closed Loans :  Grace Edrington, Amanda Cotton
 
  6 Closed Loans :  Joey Conner, Bernie Gallerani, Sarah Richards
    
 5 Closed Loans:  Allene Shannon, Michael Lewis, Jessica Lutz
 
 4 Closed Loans:  Page Turner, Derek Trainer, Crissy Sumner, Michael Swift,
             Sei-Ondra Williams, Steve Gilbert, Adrian Wannamaker,
     Anneke Wilkey, Josh Hisaw, Denise Marsh, Robert Garcia,
     Ana Trujillo, Ryan Whiteside, Janessa Anderson
                          
                          
THDA Top Listing Agents 
  
8 Closed Loans:   Grace Edrington, Chuck Payne, Jodie Parrish

7 Closed Loans:  John Donlon

6 Closed Loans:   Kenton Young, Sarah Richards

5 Closed Loans:   Lynn Harrison, Todd Haltom, Jim Tate, Jon Putt

                            
THDA Top Builders
                    
34 Closed Loans:   Ole South Properties

16  Closed Loans:    Ryan Homes
 
 8 Closed Loans:     Clayton Homes, LGI Homes
                  
    
  
Results for Star Rewards and Top Honors are based on accuracy of data
 submitted, for loans closed 10/1/16 to 07/31/17.
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