According to HousingWire, OriginPoint, a Chicago-based mortgage lender that's a joint venture between Rate and Compass, has brought on two experienced loan officers named Erin Halliday and Jon Levin from New American Funding. These two professionals officially joined the company in late July as their own branded team and bring substantial credentials to the table. Together they have roughly fifty years of combined experience in the mortgage business and are responsible for originating about one hundred sixty-five million dollars in annual loan volume across the country, though they concentrate their work primarily in California and Hawaii.
Halliday has spent nearly a quarter century in mortgage lending and has earned recognition as a President's Club member. Her specialty covers conventional loans, government-backed mortgages, jumbo products, and she also works with first-time homebuyers and investors. According to the data mentioned in the reporting, she closed a significant number of loans totaling nearly one hundred fifty million dollars in volume over the previous year, with most of that coming from conventional financing.
Levin brings more than thirty years of mortgage experience starting back in the late nineteen eighties. His particular strength lies in handling complex financing situations that don't fit standard molds, including investment properties, specialized loan structures for LLC ownership, and other nontraditional scenarios that require deeper expertise.
The lender's leadership expressed enthusiasm about the addition, with OriginPoint's president and CEO noting that he had worked with both of them previously and valued their integrity and client service focus. This move reflects a broader trend in the mortgage industry where lenders compete heavily to recruit experienced originators who have built strong referral networks and can handle multiple lending products.
What I am seeing locally here in the Bay Area and across the East Bay is that experienced, relationship-driven lenders continue to be in demand, especially as borrowers navigate tighter affordability and seek creative financing solutions. Teams like Halliday and Levin that specialize in complex deals and jumbo lending can be real difference makers for sellers and buyers working through sophisticated transactions in our expensive market.
