Online PR News – 24-April-2017 – The Michigan Mortgage Lenders Association (MMLA) is recognizing an accomplished and influential group of winners with their prestigious Rising Star Award. The MMLA recently released the list of individuals who were selected and both Joe Irimescu and James Lutz, from Guardian Mortgage’s Troy, Michigan location were included. The award winners were nominated by their peers and chosen because of their outstanding work accomplishments and dedication to the mortgage industry.

“I am thankful for the opportunity to help borrowers with one of the largest financial decisions of their lives,” stated James Lutz. “I appreciate my peers and the MMLA for this honor.” James comes from a family who has deep roots in the Detroit-area housing industry, and he has been a loan officer for more than six years.

Joe Irimescu shared his thoughts on receiving this award, “I am grateful to receive MMLA’s Rising Star Award after 12 years in Lending. This award solidifies my beliefs in my decision to make lending a career. Today, I feel I am in rarified air, along with the other winners. Congratulations to everyone and thank you! Joe brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients due to his experience in all areas of a loan transaction including processing, closing, and management.

The winners will be honored at a reception on May 2, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. at the Motor City Casino’s Amnesia Club with beautiful views of downtown, The Detriot River, and Windsor.

To learn more information about this event, please visit mmla.net.

About Guardian Mortgage Company, Inc.

Guardian Mortgage Company, Inc. is a 52-year old residential mortgage originator and servicer located in Dallas, Texas, currently with loan origination offices in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Michigan. It originates mortgages through retail and correspondent channels and has a $2.4 billion residential mortgage loan servicing portfolio.

Guardian Mortgage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strategic Growth Bancorp Incorporated. Strategic Growth also owns Capital Bank, First National Denver, First National Santa Fe, and First National Rio Grande. These SGB Community Banks operate in Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico.