ABOUT US

Amerihome was formed in 1997 by a team of four executives from Fleet Mortgage Group with over 20 years of mortgage lending experience. Three of the executives - Kerry Pastore, Peter Georgitsis, and Jeffrey Cummisford, each with more than twenty years of mortgage lending experience, were responsible for large retail production units. Their teams were high performance operations, with long standing relationships and histories of profitability and market share in their respective markets.

Nicholas J DelTorto, President and CEO of Amerihome, was a Regional Vice President for Fleet Mortgage Group, responsible for retail and wholesale production in the Midwest and South Central region. Mr. DelTorto’s seventeen-year career also included production and operations management in the Northeast and California. Lubar & Co., a Milwaukee-based investment firm with experience in mortgage banking, supported this team in its formation. Sheldon Lubar’s experience dates back to 1964 when Lubar purchased Mortgage Associates, which was sold to Fleet bank in 1974.

In 2000, Amerihome acquired the assets of Covenant Mortgage Corporation, a large new construction and commercial Mortgage Company based in Chicago. In that same year, Amerihome expanded into the New England market with the opening of the Massachusetts branches. There has been continuous expansion ever since, with the company adding offices in California and Arizona.

Amerihome delivers highly personalized mortgage financing services through branch locations in the Midwest and Northeast. The company is currently licensed in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Michigan. Amerihome has strong investor relationships and a reputation as a knowledgeable, ethical and quality originator of agency FNMA/ FHLMC, commercial, and government FHA/VA loan product. This product diversification coupled with the many years experience with national mortgage firms, uniquely qualifies Amerihome to provide competitive and professional mortgage financing services to the consumer and develop strong referral relationships/partnerships with Real Estate Agents, Attorneys, CPA’s and CFP’s.

The company employs the latest technology to streamline mortgage processing, by providing Internet connectivity, automated underwriting, and database management. The ability to bring this technology to the point of sale provides a competitive advantage by streamlining the process for the consumer and improvement in loan quality. The company has a progressive and interactive Internet web site, www.amerihomemortgage.com which has developed as a viable business channel. Amerihome has also successfully employed technology for unique and powerful marketing and advertising strategies that provide for customer retention, value-added/cross-selling, affinity group and employee benefit mortgage financing programs.

Amerihome is committed to expansion on a controlled growth strategy by attracting, retaining and developing quality, entrepreneurial, mortgage professionals. Amerihome’s success to date comes from the quality of its associates. Amerihome offers employee ownership and profit sharing programs that are unique in the industry along with a comprehensive benefit package. The company's strength is, and will continue to be, the quality of its people. Amerihome was recognized as a FUTURE 50 company; a designation awarded to the fifty fastest growing companies in Milwaukee; along with being ranked as the fifth largest lender in Milwaukee for 2002. In 2003, Broker Magazine ranked Amerihome as the 4th largest mortgage broker nationally. Amerihome is continually adding new states to its roster and accumulating new partnerships with financial planners, home builders and other service organizations.