Hunt Mortgage Group Opens a New Tampa Office

Hunt Mortgage Group has announced the opening of a new office in Tampa, Fla. Anne Stewart has been hired as director to lead the local effort and will focus on originating agency debt, primarily small balance loans under the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Small Balance Loan Programs for clients in the Southeast. Hunt Mortgage Group also offers bridge financing through their Proprietary Loan Group. Stewart will report to Managing Director Owen Breheny.

“Our decision to open an office in Tampa is in direct response to the area’s strong market dynamics,” said Breheny. “A local presence enables us to better serve the growing needs of area developers.”

Stewart comes to Hunt Mortgage Group from Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance LLC, where she was a managing director, responsible for sourcing commercial real estate mortgage transactions for the small balance CMBS program. Prior to that Stewart held senior origination positions with Credit Suisse/Column Financial, Potomac Realty Capital and Ocwen Federal.

“Anne is a seasoned financial service executive with a solid background originating and closing small balance deals in the local commercial real estate market,” said Breheny. “We are excited she has joined our team and are confident she will greatly extend Hunt Mortgage Group’s capabilities in the region.”

Stewart earned her BA in business economics from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio.