Rate Wins Big at Boston Agents’ 2019 Choice Awards
CHICAGO, Ill., June 24 2019 – Rate, one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the nation, recently received two high-profile Agent’s Choice awards from Boston Agents’ magazine The company was awarded with “Top Lender of the Year” and Shant Banosian, Vice President of Mortgage Lending in Boston, Mass., was awarded “Loan Officer of the Year”.
This comes after Rate recently reached a company milestone this May, breaking its records with $4.39 billion for the highest-ever total locked volume and nearly $3.17 billion in total funded volume.
“2019 has been an amazing year for us at Rate, and it’s due to the best of the best that work here,” said John Palmiotto, Chief Retail Production Officer. “Looking at what Shant and all of our Loan Officers in Boston are doing, and seeing the recognition from the Boston Agents’ Choice Awards, affirms that we have the right people to make a difference in this business. Putting customers first and demanding the best from everyone—and ourselves—is what has given this company a great reputation from coast to coast.”
Throughout Banosian’s seven years at Rate, he has funded more than $2 billion in total volume. In 2018, he ranked No. 1 on the Scotsman Guide “Top Originators 2018” list and No. 1 on the Mortgage Executive Magazine list of top loan originators in America. Additionally, Banosian has been the #1 originator in Massachusetts from 2013 to 2017, according to Banker and Tradesman.
Since 2000, Rate has delivered competitive pricing and unmatched expertise from its top-producing loan officers, helping thousands of customers move into their dream homes. The company introduced the market’s first Digital Mortgage, creating an easy-to-understand, transparent loan process, which has led to an industry-leading customer satisfaction rating and exponential growth.
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About Rate
Rate is one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the Company has more than 4,000 employees in over 350 offices across the U.S., and is licensed in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.. Since its founding in 2000, Rate has helped hundreds of thousands of homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances and funded more than $19 billion in loans in 2018 alone. The Company has cemented itself as the Home Purchase Experts® by introducing innovative technology, such as the world's first Digital Mortgage, by offering low rates and by delivering unparalleled customer service. Honors and awards include: “Top Lender for Online Service” for 2018 by U.S. News & World Report; No. 3 ranking in Scotsman Guide's Top Retail Mortgage Lenders 2018; Top Lender 2016, 2017 and 2018 by Chicago Agent magazine; Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces list for seven consecutive years; and Best Overall Online Lender and Best Lender for FHA Refinance by NerdWallet in 2018. Visit rate.com for more information.