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Academy Mortgage

Acquired by Guild Mortgage

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Absolutely great company! - Business Development Team Member Academy Mortgage Employee Review

4.0
May 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a company that really cares about employees and the communities around them. Recently the company president hired a renowned personal trainer to come in and help the company with increasing fitness and well-being. The company is also very involved in communities and does so not as a marketing method, but instead as a real attempt to make a difference. The president of the company is honestly one of the most genuine people I've ever met. He genuinely wants Academy to be the best and employ the best. It was an honor to work for this company.

Cons

Growth in certain departments at company headquarters are limited to former loan officers. There is a belief that you cannot support, train or recruit loan officers unless you are or have been a loan officer yourself. The company is losing very valuable employees because of this.

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5.0
Mar 23, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I loved the culture at Academy. The people were great,

Cons

There were no cons to working there

4.0
Feb 1, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good company overall, Great support systems for LO's like IT/Business support. CRM, Mobile app, Lead system. Very well organized and executed on the Corporate level. Good product offerings for in house and loans, lot of Jumbo loan correspondent options, and decent broker channels for non QM. Very solid in house support on processing, underwriting pricing flexibility. I think for more seasoned established LO's this can be a very great option of a company to work for. You can have all the freedom and autonomy in your day to day here you want. On the flipside you're never going to get any help sourcing/brining in business. So if you are a very capable self gen LO it can be great. If you're not, and just getting started in the business may be a slow go for you.

Cons

Your experience will vary by branch on culture fit, training and support. Starting as a new LO I do not feel I got the best training and guidance on how to properly establish and run your LO business. From others I have spoken to that have started out elsewhere they had much more training, development and support in the beginning. I think this does vary widely by branch, but from a corporate level I do not feel you get the same training other companies can offer. I think the corporate structure/ management levels are too overlayered. This does take effect on your pricing, and although decent, your never gonna be not worried when someone is shopping you.

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