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Mortgage professionals focused on speed, clarity, and a smooth closing. Choose someone below—or start a pre-qualification and we’ll route you to the right expert.

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Jon Hoffis headshot

Jon Hoffis

Broker/Owner

NMLS# 1427484

PurchaseRefinanceStrategy
Jon@southendfinancial.com
(518) 926-9985
Ricky Peters Jr headshot

Ricky Peters Jr

Manager/Owner

NMLS# 2000752

PurchaseInvestor
Ricky@southendfinancial.com
(518) 796-3132
Timothy Preston headshot

Timothy Preston

Loan Officer

NMLS# 1891657

PurchaseRefinance
Preston@southendfinancial.com
(518) 928-9645
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Leigh Kugler

Loan Officer

NMLS# 41392

First-Time BuyerPurchase
leigh@southendfinancial.com
(704) 608-5475
Daniel Elwood headshot

Daniel Elwood

Loan Officer

NMLS# 1847521

PurchaseVAFHA
daniel@southendfinancial.com
(980) 320-3730
Taylor Burton headshot

Taylor Burton

Mortgage Specialist

NMLS# 2184938

PurchaseRefinance
Taylor@southendfinancial.com
(704) 576-2559
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Victor J. Galu

Mortgage Specialist

NMLS# 2184938

PurchaseRefinance
victor@southendfinancial.com
(919) 522-1124
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Erik Villalobos

Mortgage Specialist

NMLS# 2184938

PurchaseRefinance
erik@southendfinancial.com
(980) 434-8881
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Katie Cobb

Office Manager

Client SupportProcessCompliance
katie@southendfinancial.com
(704) 609-6964
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Brenda Castaneda

Processor

Client SupportDocumentation
Brenda@southendfinancial.com
(704) 352-6863

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