"I came to Homestead from real estate and mortgage industry sales. Perhaps because of that, the vision I had for our company was that of a Loan Originator centric model. I strongly believe that the Loan Originator is the driver of the industry, and therefore should be empowered to develop their own business within the Homestead Mortgage umbrella. The Loan Originator is the brand, not Homestead. We continually seek out ways to improve and empower the experience for the Loan Originator so that the customer experience becomes world class. A similar viewpoint also follows regarding the operations and support staff. Our Loan Originators are fully aware that these personnel drive their success. Homestead will always be an employee-first company! We run with a "bottom-up" vs. a "top-down" approach. This empowers our growth. Our success truly is derived from the sum of the people who work for our company."