With over 25years of helping people understand home finance options, I work hard to ensure that you have a positive, easy home loan experience. I've closed over $1B in loans over that 25 years, and actively continue to manage the mortgage accounts my clients hold. Additionally, I'm active in the local realtor community, and served as President of the Washington, DC Association of Realtors in 2007. I currently serve on the Board of Directors for the Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington (2025-2026) Vellum Mortgage is a privately owned direct lender serving states throughout the USA. We provide all types of residential lending to support our customers and their needs. As a direct lender, we underwrite, process, and close your mortgage in house, locally, using a transparent, simple and efficient process.
As a homebuyer, youre looking for a Mortgage Loan Officer you can trust, one wholl be honest with you and help you every step along the way. I have experience making the borrowing process as uncomplicated and convenient as possible for my clients, and Im backed by PNC recognized by Bankrate as 2023 Best Mortgage Lender Overall, a CNBC Select Best Mortgage Lender 2023, and NerdWallet as one of the Best Mortgage Lenders of August 2023. My goal isnt simply to get you a mortgage, Ill work hard to find a home financing solution that helps you buy a home responsibly. Lets work together to get or keep you in the right home with the right mortgage.
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As a homebuyer, youre looking for a Mortgage Loan Officer you can trust, one wholl be honest with you and help you every step along the way. I have experience making the borrowing process as uncomplicated and convenient as possible for my clients, and Im backed by PNC and recognized by NerdWallet as one of the Best Mortgage Lenders of August 2023. My goal isnt simply to get you a mortgage, Ill work hard to find a home financing solution that helps you buy a home responsibly. Lets work together to get or keep you in the right home with the right mortgage.
As a lifelong Washingtonian, Chris is knowledgeable about the Districts neighborhoods as he has lived and worked in many of them. Chris specializes in purchase, refinance, construction-to-perm loans and end-financing for development projects across the city. Chris and his family live in the Petworth neighborhood of DC. LO NMLS ID 1168228 | Atlantic Coast Mortgage, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender | Company NMLS ID 643114 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) | Branch NMLS ID 1610632
Since 2005 I have developed my skills to navigate the changing market, underwriting, and the new processes to give my clients a smooth process with the right information. You are ready and I will lay out the right plan!
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Krista Ellis is your Arlington local lender. As a loan officer at Certainty Home Lending, Krista is committed to helping homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances, while simplifying the mortgage process and making your home loan experience easy to navigate. Contact Krista at (202) 246-6020 for more information!
