Leading Lenders

The top Leading Lenders for the second quarter of FY23 are, in alphabetical order:

• David Keenum, Embrace Home Loans
• Lindsey Nance, Movement Mortgage
• Casey Parsons, Guild Mortgage
• Diana Will, Princeton Mortgage Corp.

Top Participating Lending Company

Guild Mortgage is our Top Participating Lending Company for the second quarter of FY23, closing the most home loans this quarter using our homeownership financing options. We asked Guild Mortgage lenders to share their favorite financial literacy tip for homebuyers, in honor of Financial Literacy Month. Stay tuned to our social media channels for their answers.

The new HFA1 Affordable Homeownership Lender Toolkit is a free online resource that will help lenders work more efficiently with AHFA and other state housing finance agencies to provide mortgage loans and down payment assistance to lower-income home buyers.

The toolkit was developed with members of the Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry stakeholders. As a result, a group of 13 HFAs, including AHFA, reduced or eliminated loan overlays, created a common loan delivery checklist to lessen operational differences, and aligned their affordable mortgage and down payment assistance requirements in numerous areas. These moves will save time and money throughout the mortgage process.

To access the free toolkit and download its materials, click HERE.

On June 1, AHFA will launch our 2023 Kids' Art Contest. The contest is designed to bring awareness to National Homeownership Month and is open to any child ages 5-12 in Alabama. We invite young artists to submit an original art piece that illustrates a lesson in financial literacy and features our mascot, Bud.

Watch for full contest details coming soon to https://www.ahfa.com/ahfa-kids and our social media channels.