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Planet Home Lending Expands With New Colorado Branch

May 16, 2018
Planet Home Lending has launched a new digital mortgage assistant, Skymore by Planet Home Lending, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to make home loans easy, convenient and fast

Planet Home Lending LLC has announced the opening of a new branch in Boulder, Colo. Longtime mortgage industry consultants Todd Adelman, Blue Hessner, Dirk Walker and Brian Weinberg will manage the branch, joined by Loan Officer Adam Leeger and Loan Officer Assistants Therese Palmer and Rebecca Tiarks.
 
"Planet Home Lending is a great fit for us and the Boulder market because of their professional approach and commitment to excellence,” said Walker. “Planet has assembled an all-star senior management team that fully understands what it takes to be successful in our highly educated, entrepreneurial and competitive market, and they are dedicated to supporting our success. Dovetailing the horsepower of Planet's platform with our collective local expertise, we will have incredible opportunities for providing real value to the real estate and borrower community.”
 
With more than 55 years of combined local lending experience, the four partners are seasoned veterans who deliver incomparable knowledge, advice, resources and service.
 
"We always strive to improve business practices and our mission is clear: To provide expert mortgage solutions and a superior service experience to each partner and client," said Adelman.
 
This transition to Planet will allow the team to build on their commitment to a highly personalized and consultative approach. The objective is to create a collaborative and team-focused environment; use cutting-edge technology to streamline the loan process and improve the borrower experience; take classic business principles and couple them with a progressive look and feel to create a boutique environment within a national company espousing total commitment to the client and local community.
 
"I've gotten to know these guys quite well over this process," said Planet Home Lending Senior Vice President of National Production Mike Lee. "They are a very intelligent and thoughtful team and it is easy to see why they have been so successful. We are honored they have chosen Planet Home Lending."


 
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