Southeast Mortgage Expands Staff With Hiring of Two Mortgage Professional Teams

Online, March 29, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Allen KenKnight, who grew Prestige Mortgage to be one of the largest mortgage lenders in Georgia before briefly joining forces with Main Street Home Loans in 2010, has found a new home for his 25 employees in three offices in the Metro Atlanta area. KenKnight and his team are joining forces with Southeast Mortgage, a full service Georgia mortgage lender and one of the state's largest independent non-bank mortgage lenders. Linda Devine, mortgage industry veteran and active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia, is also joining Southeast with the KenKnight team.

"Allen's experience in the mortgage industry, consumer service expectations and understanding of real estate agent support is perfectly aligned with Southeast Mortgage's commitment to Georgia consumers and the real estate agent community," said Cal Haupt, president and CEO of Southeast Mortgage.

Allen KenKnight has more than 28 years of experience in the mortgage industry and was previously honored with the Diamond Award, the highest level of achievement in the mortgage industry, and the President's Award for 1998-2008. KenKnight was recognized as a top ten mortgage originator for the past 11 years and served as the president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia and of the Atlanta Mortgage Bankers Association.

"Allen has a long history and has held numerous leadership roles with the Mortgage Bankers Association, which reinforces Southeast Mortgage's commitment to ensure consumers are getting competent advice on the correct mortgage product as well as the service they deserve."

These additions, plus the addition of the newly opened Fayetteville office, bring the total of Southeast Mortgage offices from seven to 11 - a growth of 57 percent.

About Southeast Mortgage
Southeast Mortgage, founded in 1993 by Cal Haupt, is the largest non-bank lenders in the Southeast. A regional HUD lender with 11 branches doing business in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina, Southeast is a full service Georgia mortgage lender offering FHA Loans, VA Loans, and conventional loans. Southeast assists its customers with first-home loans as well as refinancing customers' current, primary residences, second homes or investment properties. Southeast Mortgage offers the following services: fixed rate loans, adjustable rate mortgages (ARM), interest only loans, jumbo loans, FHA and VA loans, and rate and term/cash-out refinancing. Southeast Mortgage is also the only mortgage lender to guarantee its customers an eight-day close on mortgages.

Contact: Chris Schroder, Schroder PR, 404.872.7289, [email protected]
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