Gateway Mortgage Launches Largest Branch Location

""Gateway Mortgage Group"":www.gatewayloan.com/ is expanding in the Midwest, recently announcing the opening of a new branch. The company's newly launched location in Omaha, Nebraska, is now Gateway's largest branch in the nation.

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Previously a part of the ""MetLife Home Loans"":www.metlifebank.com/ retail branch network, Gateway's Omaha location will be led by Kent Geschwender. An industry veteran with more than two decades

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of experience, Geschwender was a manager for MetLife prior to teaming up with Gateway.

""Gateway continues to seek opportunities to expand its footprint and gain top-tier talent such as Kent and his team. Our business model attracts some of the best originators in the country and we are committed to delivering a platform that supports them in every aspect of their business,"" said Kevin Stitt, president of Gateway Mortgage Group. ""We are excited about our entry into the Omaha market and we are confident that Kent and his staff are ideal ambassadors for Gateway and will be successful in their efforts.""

Commenting on his new position, Geschwender noted, ""Our business was on the verge of a large transition and we were being pursued by several major lenders across the country. We knew it was important to align ourselves with a lender that shared the same core values we deliver to our borrowers every day. By joining Gateway, we are able to continue to process, underwrite, close and service our loans locally. Gateway's business principles were a natural fit for us and allow us to enhance our borrowers' experience through the life of their loan.""