Lori Hess
Cedartown
Summary
An accomplished executive with years of banking, lending, marketing and sales experience. I have a deep understanding of how technical implementations and business functions are affected during industry change. Excellent communicator with emphasis on building strong relationships with my peers, my company, and my community. I would like to use my past and current experience to seek new opportunities to increase my knowledge of the ever-changing business world.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
SR. MORTGAGE BANKER
Colony Bank Mortgage
12.2022 - Current
- Work closely with the assigned branches to cultivate mortgage referrals with existing bank customers
- Seek business from realtors and other centers of influence, i.e., community leaders, civic clubs and local employers
- Work with clients through the full process of obtaining a mortgage loan
- Educate and communicate through Salesforce along with using Surefire software to promote myself on social media, open houses and general marketing
- Taught Continuing Education Courses for Maximum One Realty
BRANCH MANAGER
Homestar Financial
05.2018 - 12.2022
- Mastered procedures in compliance, marketing, and processing while being paperless
- Potential borrowers were from my marketing and selling efforts
- Mortgage Licensing; Federal and State levels with yearly testing
- Managed the loan production branch
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
Heritage First Bank
09.2016 - 05.2018
- Mortgage Lender originating loans in the secondary market along with bank portfolio loans
- Generated loan proposals for the weekly Loan Committee
- Grew my portfolio of customers for bank owned loans
- Worked closely with Senior Lenders to obtain referrals from established clients
MORTGAGE COORDINATOR/LENDER
Regions Mortgage
05.2012 - 09.2016
- Aided executive level Loan Officers
- Liaison with our operation center to insure loan closing expectations
- Daily communication with attorneys, processors, and borrowers
- Trained new team members including Loan Officers and Coordinators
- Monitored daily compliance reports
- Choose to step down from a producing MLO to obtain a Business Management Degree
Education
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS - MORTGAGE LICENSING EDUCATION: NMLS Licensed
Capstone
Marietta, GA04.2018
DIPLOMA - Business Management
Shorter University
Rome, Georgia09.2016
MORTGAGE BANKING 101 -
American Institute of Banking
Marietta, GA06.1986
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Mentoring
- Self-Starter
- Leader
- Project Manager
- Training and Educating
- Marketing
- Problem Solving
- Net Working
- Team Player
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Skills
- Motivator
- Continuous learning commitment
- Goal-oriented mindset
- Loan origination expertise
- Sales strategy development
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Relationship management
Clubs And Organizations
- Leadership Paulding Class, 10, 1998-1999, Graduated
- Paulding County Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, 2 Terms
- Family Resource Center, Rome, GA, 2020 to current, Board Member
- Kiwanis Club, Since 2006, President of the Rockmart Club
- Cancer Society and American Heart Association, Chaired teams
- Georgia Initiative for Community Housing, Cedartown, GA, 2 years
- Exchange Club, Rome, GA, 2016-2019
Timeline
SR. MORTGAGE BANKER
Colony Bank Mortgage
12.2022 - Current
BRANCH MANAGER
Homestar Financial
05.2018 - 12.2022
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
Heritage First Bank
09.2016 - 05.2018
MORTGAGE COORDINATOR/LENDER
Regions Mortgage
05.2012 - 09.2016
DIPLOMA - Business Management
Shorter University
MORTGAGE BANKING 101 -
American Institute of Banking
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS - MORTGAGE LICENSING EDUCATION: NMLS Licensed
Capstone
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