I’m happy to announce that Corbin Olsen has joined the Best FHA Lender Team.  Corbin is helping me work with our FHA borrowers.  He brings with him a deep professional background and rock-solid FHA experience.

Corbin Olsen: About Me

I grew up in small town in Northern California called Copperopolis.

Corbin Olsen, Academy Mortgage

After graduating high school I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah where I studied economics at the University of Utah. This is also where I met my beautiful wife, Melissa. While studying economics I gained a passion for the markets and what moved them.

In 2002, while in my sophomore year I began originating loans for Olympus Funding. Within a few months I was one of the top originators in the office and grew to love the mortgage business. In 2004, I started my own mortgage broker company. I managed and recruited loan officers while continuing to originate loans and grow the business.

In 2008, it became more apparent that to give my clients the best experience possible becoming a mortgage banker was a must. My team joined the ranks of Castle & Cooke Mortgage.

After moving to Arizona in 2009 I joined the top mortgage bank in Arizona, Academy Mortgage Corporation, home of the ten day close. Having everything local and under one roof was also a necessity in giving my clients the best experience. The team atmosphere at working with Steve at Academy is not like anything I have seen in the mortgage business and I am proud to be a part of it.

Currently I live in Gilbert, Arizona with my wife and 3 children. When not spending time with my family I enjoy playing golf, basketball, wakeboarding and spending time outdoors.

I pride myself on customer service, trust and honesty. I enjoy staying up to date with the ever changing guidelines of the mortgage business…”knowledge is power.” I also still love to watch the markets and learn about what affects interest rates and our economy.

In the end I find it easy to wake up every day and do what I do because… I LOVE MY JOB!

Corbin Olsen – 480-580-1400

Best FHA Lender Update:

A lot has changed for me over the past couple of months and because of that, I have found it difficult to update Best FHA Lender as I should. Therefore, I thought that it would be good to provide a quick update to what I have been doing.

Change of Companies to Academy Mortgage

In order to gain a competitive advantage, our entire team of mortgage professionals decided in the beginning of June to join Academy Mortgage. We were the top-producing branch of the company that we were previously with, but because of different factors we were no longer able to provide the highest caliber of service to our customers.

I am extremely pleased with our decision to change companies as Academy Mortgage has proven to provide the infrastructure and support needed for me to honor my commitments to my customers. The bottom line is that I can now offer ultra-competitive rates and close loans fast.

Contact me about our guaranteed 10-day close process.

About Academy Mortgage:

Academy Mortgage has been operating for over 20 years and was founded by a group of some of the most trusted, knowledgeable, and respected individuals in the mortgage industry.

We offer more competitive rates and a wider selection of products to facilitate the variety of needs for our clients. In addition, we are able to offer all of the programs that buyers need to qualify for a home such as FHA, VA, USDA, conforming and jumbo conventional loans and investment property loans. All of these programs are underwritten and closed in our Mesa office so we can provide unbeatable service.

Ask me about our 10-Day Guaranteed Close Process.

We pride ourselves on providing fast and reliable service to each one of our clients. We understand the importance of clear and concise communication to our borrowers to make our closings go more smoothly. At Academy Mortgage, we understand that the process of obtaining a home loan can be intimidating, so we strive to make the loan process a simpler and more pleasant process for everyone involved.

We do this all in an in-house setting without having to outsource or depend on others to get our job done. We strive for perfection on our customer service, which we believe is second to none. We are always on the cutting edge of technology and working hard to stay on top of the newest industry demands.

We can answer all our clients’ questions and concerns because we know the status of each loan at all times. We have worked hard to make this process as easy as possible. In this industry, that is something that is very hard to compete with. Our office has in-office underwriting and closing which helps us maintain maximum control over each of their files so we can better communicate with our borrowers.
We enjoy being able to control the loan application from beginning to end with no middlemen. This allows us to ease the stress of our borrowers by having control of the file with the ability to provide critical information at any time.

Arizona School of Real Estate and Business:

In addition to my time at Academy Mortgage, I am a licensed instructor through the Arizona Department of Real Estate (Instructor No. I09-0090) and I enjoy teaching at the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business. They are the premier Real Estate School in Arizona and have trained more real estate and business professionals than any other Arizona real estate school.

Here is a list of the courses that I am currently teaching:

Real Estate Professionals:

• Contract Writing for Today’s Financing
• Latest Marketing and Selling Techniques (Marketing through Social Media for Real Estate Agents)
• Accounting for Start-Up Real Estate Brokers

Mortgage Professionals:

• Loan Originator Sales and Marketing
• Compliance with Federal Law (CE for AZ Mortgage Brokers and Mortgage Bankers – AZDFI)
• Compliance with Arizona Statutory Law and Regulations (CE for AZ Mortgage Brokers and Mortgage Bankers – AZDFI)

Other Courses Approved to Teach:

• Tax Law & The Professional Realtor
• Taxes Recordkeeping & The Self-Employed R.E. Agent
• Asset Protection / Forms of Business Ownership
• Accounting and Financing (For Commercial Property Managers)
• Loan Fraud and Other Factors Impacting Residential Real Estate
• Introduction to Real Estate Investing
• Preforeclosure Opportunities
• Mortgage Broker Licensing Course
• Loan Origination Training Course
• Residential Loan Processor Training Course
• Government Financing

Contributing Articles to The FHA Mortgage Blog

In recent months, I have had the pleasure of joining the team of FHA mortgage authors that contribute to the FHA Mortgage Blog. This has been an enjoyable experience for me as I have been able to get to know many of the best FHA lenders across the US (Of course I’m the best … hence the name of this site). FHA Mortgage Blog is fast becoming one of the leading resources for FHA loan information on the web.

Helping Other Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals Launch Their Blogs

Over the past couple of months I have been approached by a few people and asked to help them launch their WordPress blogs. I have done so for free (or at cost) in order to help them.

Here are a couple of sites that I helped develop:

• www.the-mortgage-guys.com
• www.homesintempearizona.com

Please contact me so that I can help you with your FHA mortgage.

Steve Lines
Authorized FHA Loan Consultant and Co-Branch Manager
480-344-3662 (direct)
480-329-3346 (mobile)
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