Premier House Key Partners
The
Premier House Key Partners appear on our website for helping the most
first-time homebuyers use the
Commission’s loan programs in 2007. Also listed are five
lenders in each region who have closed at least two loans in the last
quarter.
DISCLAIMER: The sponsorship by the
Commission of a homebuyer education seminar does not endorse a person, business
practice, product or service other than those of the Commission.
- Leslie Martin,
Eagle Home Mortgage, Seattle
- Laura Wells, First
Horizon
Home Loans, Spokane
- Kim Monfort, Banner
Bank, Yakima
- Kim Toskey, Eagle Home
Mortgage, Seattle
- Kathy Lyda, Numerica Credit
Union, Spokane
- Mia Vermillion, KeyBank, Tacoma
- Cristie Stapp, Eagle Home
Mortgage, Seattle
- Naomi Kemp, Eagle Home
Mortgage, Silverdale
- Joan Meyers, Seattle Mortgage
Company, Seattle
- Wendi Roney, Columbia
River Bank, Richland
- Cristi Zacherle,
Countrywide Bank, Spokane
- Lenders in each region
who have closed at least two loans in the last quarter

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Leslie Martin, Eagle Home Mortgage, Seattle, has more than
twenty five years of experience in nearly every aspect of mortgage lending,
including work as a mortgage underwriter analyzing and approving loans. She is
committed to using her knowledge and all the House Key loans and down payment
assistance programs to help first-time home buyers achieve the dream of
affordable housing. Leslie regularly teaches first-time home buyer seminars
around the greater Seattle area. If you are looking to purchase a home in King,
Pierce or Snohomish County, please contact Leslie @ 206.664.6303 direct,
800.380.2570 x 303 toll free, or by email martinl@eaglehomemortgage.com.
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Laura Wells, First Horizon Home Loans, Spokane, has
17 years of experience in mortgage lending, and holds the designation of
Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist. As a dedicated financial advisor
she feels that the Commission’s House Key & HomeChoice programs are
among the most helpful, unique ways to meet borrower’s financial goals.
Laura is passionate about improving lives through home ownership and
one of the ways she helps borrowers is by holding regular
Commission-sponsored homebuyer education seminars in the Spokane area.
If you’re looking to buy a home in the Spokane area, please call Laura &
her team at 509-944-3847, or email her at LAWells@FirstHorizon.com.
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Kim Monfort, Banner Bank, Yakima,
has been in the banking industry since 1974. She enjoys helping
first-time home buyers make one of the most important investments of
their lifetime. Kim and her assistant, Raquel Cervantes, work as a team
to assist both Spanish & English speaking customers in the Yakima area.
They are both committed to helping as many first-time homebuyers as they
possibly can, and love to use their knowledge and the House Key program
to ensure that their borrowers receive the best loan possible. If you’d
like to work with Kim, please call her at 509-573-6718, or email her at
Kmonfort@bannerbank.com.
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Kim Toskey, Eagle Home Mortgage, Seattle, is a
former math teacher and enjoys working closely with borrowers, and
especially with first-time homebuyers. Kim has mastered a variety of
specialty loans for disabled persons and rural living. She teaches
continuing education classes to realtors, and conducts first-time
homebuyer seminars and one-on-one budget training. A recent grandmother,
she understands the value of a good family home and long-term financial
planning. If you’re ready to buy a home in the North Sound region, you
can call Kim at 425-422-5286, or email her at
toskeyk@eaglehomemortgage.com.
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Kathy Lyda, Numerica Credit Union, Spokane, has been
a lender since 1978. An instructor for first-time homebuyer classes and
mortgage loan officer, Kathy has enabled many families to find “their
home”. She knows a home is more than just four walls and a roof. It’s
where they have barbecues with friends, work on home projects and raise
their kids. Using programs such as HouseKey Plus, Home Choice, and
community grant and deferral programs, first time homebuyers save on
their mortgage payments when working with Kathy. Whether this is
your first home purchase or your “move up” purchase, please call Kathy
at 509-536-6116 or 1-800-433-1837 Ext. 6116 or email
klyda@numericacu.com.
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Mia Vermillion, KeyBank, Tacoma, has been helping
people with home loans for 25 years. She is passionate about helping
people get the best loan for their individual situation, and says that
the House Key programs are a wonderful way for people to take their
first step into homeownership. In addition to the House Key loan and
down payment assistance programs, she also specializes in Tribal 184
loans. If you have questions for Mia or would like to have her help you
with a loan, please call her at 253-861-8812 or email her at
mia_r_vermillion@keybank.com.
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Cristie Stapp, Eagle Home Mortgage, Seattle, is a
Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist with over 14 years experience.
She taught 50 Commission sponsored seminars in 2007 and has been
teaching classes for 12 years. Cristie is a firm believer in the
House Key programs and a strong advocate for homebuyer education.
Cristie enjoys sharing knowledge about credit requirements and improving
borrower’s credit scores. Since the mortgage industry is
constantly changing, Cristie dedicates numerous hours to industry
education and loan policy changes so her clients receive the most up to
date mortgage information. For your home loan and homebuyer
educational needs, please call Cristie Stapp at 206-664-6302, or
800-380-2570 (ext 302) or email cstapp@eaglehomemortgage.com
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Naomi Kemp, Eagle Home Mortgage, Silverdale.
As a WSHFC trained loan officer, I have been teaching monthly classes
for first time homebuyers in Kitsap, Pierce, Jefferson and Clallam
Counties for over 10 years. I am dedicated to affordable
housing for first time homebuyers, HomeChoice loans for the disabled,
and Section 8 home loans for low income families. I have
utilized grants and down payment assistance plans to make the dream of
owning a home possible for these families who might otherwise not be
able to purchase a home. If you need financing for a home call my
office toll-free number 877.788.4292, the direct line to my desk at
360.535.6002 or e-mail me at nkemp@eaglehomemortgage.com.
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Joan Meyers, Seattle Mortgage Company, Seattle,
has been working with homebuyers in Western Washington since 1982 and
teaching Commission sponsored seminars for the past 14 years. In 1984,
Joan purchased her first home in Kent Washington with the help from the
Commission’s House Key State Bond loan program. She enjoys working with
first time homebuyers by showing them how to make their dream of
homeownership a reality and saving them money in the process. “Over the
past 25 years I mastered the best way to structure a loan for a
homebuyer to make it affordable in order to preserve homeownership for
years to come.” Contact Joan Meyers at JMeyers@SeattleMortgage.com or
206-940-6461 if you are interested in a complimentary planning session.
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Wendi Roney, Columbia River Bank, Richland, loves
the State Bond program and is excited to share it with as many people as
she can. She works to educate realtors in her community, and teaches
Commission-sponsored Homebuyer Education classes to help ensure that
borrowers have the knowledge they need to avoid predatory lending
practices. She also loves to counsel borrowers one-on-one to make sure
that they are comfortable with their payment and their choice of home,
so they won’t have problems after the loan has closed. Wendi has 9 years
of lending experience and feels that helping first-time homebuyers is
one of the most rewarding aspects of her career. To work with
Wendi, please call her at 509-543-1245, or email
wroney@crbmortgage.com.
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Cristi Zacherle, Countrywide Bank, Spokane, is
committed, dedicated and passionate about improving lives through home
ownership. Cristi sees her role as a financial advisor in helping
borrowers through the loan process as they become new homeowners. She
is also an instructor for the Commission’s First Time Home Buyer
Seminars for over nine years and feels that sharing current economic
factors in her seminars gives her borrowers an educational experience as
well as providing help along the path to purchasing your first home.
She uses our House Key and HomeChoice programs because she knows these
programs can save her first-time homebuyers money and offers many
options. Please feel free to contact her at 509.483.5819, or by email at
cristine_zacherle@countrywide.com.
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Top Loan Officers by Region
Listed are the top five in each region with a
minimum of two loans in the last quarter.
Benton
/Franklin
| Chelan
/Douglas
|Clark
/Cowlitz
| Island County
| King
/Pierce
| Kitsap| Snohomish
| Spokane
| Thurston/Lewis
| Whatcom /Skagit |
Walla Walla
| Yakima
Benton and Franklin Counties
Lance Monson | Banner Bank
2 House Key loans closed this quarterr>
509-735-0884 lmlmonson@bannerbank.com Wendi Roney |
Columbia River Bank
2 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-543-1245 wroney@crbmortgage.com
Chelan and Douglas Counties
Corrine Bautista | Peoples Bank
2 House Key loans closed
this quarter
509-664-5311 corinne.bautista@peoplesbank-wa.com
Clark and Cowlitz Counties
Stephanie Smith | Countrywide Bank
6 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-546-8611 Stephanie_Smith@countrywide.com
Christine Robison | Eagle Home Mortgage
4 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-573-4112 x223 crobison@eaglehomemortgage.com
Larry Kalteich | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
3 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-574-0752
larry.kalteich@wellsfargo.com
Island County
Karen Huff| Countrywide Bank
2 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-240-8134 karen_huff@countrywide.com
King and Pierce Counties
Leslie Martin | Eagle Home Mortgage
6 House Key loans closed this quarter
800-380-2570 x303
martinl@eaglehomemortgage.com
Kim Toskey | Eagle Home Mortgage
6 House Key loans closed this quarter
206-664-6308
toskeyk@eaglehomemortgage.com
Mia Vermillion | KeyBank
4 House Key loans closed this quarter
253-861-8812 mia_r_vermillion@keybank.com
Dan Blair | First Horizon
4 House Key loans closed this quarter
206-838-5714 dblair@fhhlc.com
Sonny Quinto | NW Mortgage Alliance
3 House Key loans closed this quarter
206-650-4861
squinto@nwmortgagealliance.com
Mark Denniston | NW Mortgage Alliance
3 House Key loans closed this quarter
206-932-1500 dennism@nwmortgagealliance.com
Debra Mason | Eagle Home Mortgage
3 House Key loans closed this quarter
253-874-2520 dmason@eaglehomemortgage.com
Kitsap County
(Data From Previous Quarter) Naomi Kemp | Eagle Home Mortgage
4 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-535-6002
nkemp@eaglehomemortgage.com
Philip Cook | Countrywide Home Loans
2 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-405-5000 philip_cook@countrywide.com
Ken Weaver | Kitsap Community Federal Credit Union
2 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-662-2172 kweaver@kitsapcu.org
Snohomish County
Gerri Rasmussen| Network Mortgage Services
2 House Key loans closed this quarter
425-248-2319 gerrir@networkhomeloans.com
Ginger Paterno | National City Mortgage
2 House Key loans closed this quarter
425-334-4511 ginger.paterno@ncmc.com
Spokane County
Laura Wells
| First Horizon Home Loans
14 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-944-3847
LAWells@FirstHorizon.com Cristi Zacherle | Countrywide Bank
13 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-483-5819|
cristine_zacherle@countrywide.com Paul Kinzel | Countrywide Bank
5 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-483-7042 |
Paul_Kinzel@countrywide.com
Jeanine Wade | Numerica Credit Union
3 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-462-6267 jwade@numericacu.com
Rhonda Breenden | Eagle Home Mortgage
3 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-467-2683 rbreeden@eaglehomemortgage.com
Pam Alden | Wells Fargo
3 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-534-2966 |
pam.alden@wellsfargo.com
Thurston and Lewis Counties
(Data From Previous Quarter) Brenda Leech | Countrywide Home Loans
4 House Key loans closed this quarter
253-512-0108 ext. 2 brenda_leech@countrywide.com
Whatcom and Skagit Counties
Josh Martin
| Banner Bank
6 House Key loans
closed this quarter
360-752-8253
jmartin@bannerbank.com
Sharon
Yonally
| Golf Savings Bank
4 House Key loans
closed this quarter
360-739-5007
syonally@golfsavingsbank.com
Alona Wrightson | Peoples
Bank
4 House Key loans closed this quarter
360-676-5880 awrightson@peoplesbank-wa.com
Walla Walla County
(Data From Previous Quarter)
LaRae Martin | Banner Bank
2 House Key loans closed this quarter
509-526-8706 lmartin@bannerbank.com
Yakima County
Kim Monfort | Banner Bank
2 House Key loans closed
this quarter
509-573-6718
kmonfort@bannerbank.com
To appear on our website, House Key Program
participating loan officers must have closed a minimum of two(2) loans in
the quarter.
This page was modified on 06/26/2008.
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