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McLean Mortgage Honored With Local and National Awards

Jun 20, 2017
McLean Mortgage Corp. has announced that its Board of Directors voted to terminate a proposed merger with Congressional Bank of Bethesda, Md.

McLean Mortgage Corporation is proud to announce that the company and its sales force have received a multitude of awards to date in 2017. These awards are in recognition of achievement with regard to their volume of production, as well as personal accomplishments and employee satisfaction.
 
Company awards
►Named as a 2017 Best Mortgage Employer by the Washington Post
►Ranked six of the Top 25 Home Mortgage Lenders in the Washington, D.C. area by the Washington Business Journal
►Named a Top Mortgage Employer by National Mortgage Professional Magazine
 
Individual awards
The following McLean Mortgage loan officers were named as Top 400 Originators in the Nation by National Mortgage News: Sean Fritts, Robert Rudd III, Mike Stein, Melissa Bell, Larry Justice, Troy Toureau, Reginald Maddox, Andrea Wine, Vinnie Apostolico, Jeremy Johnson and Mark Bragaw.
 
The following McLean Mortgage loan officers were named as Top 1% Originators in the Nation by Mortgage Executive Magazine. All originators listed above plus: Leslie Wish, Glen Bralley, Darren Chamblee, Stephen Walker, Paula White, Mike Orsini, John Masci, Todd Call, Remigio Ferrara and Jaqueline Sommer.
 
“I am proud of what our company has accomplished in less than one decade of existence. We have provided leadership for the industry and especially within the Mid-Atlantic Region,” said Pat Peavley, CEO of McLean Mortgage Corporation, “It is particularly gratifying to recognize that 20 percent of our loan officers were named nationally to the top 300 list, and over one-third were named as top one percent loan officers.”
 
James Nader, COO of McLean Mortgage, added: “Being named as a Best Mortgage Employer in the D.C. area along with multi-national companies, and being ranked as the number two independent D.C. mortgage lender, are both outstanding achievements which are a testament to our entire staff.”

 
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