08/19/2026
A recent referral made me realize something I couldn’t ignore:
Caring about the client experience only goes so far if I don’t have the pricing, programs, technology, and support behind me to deliver the experience people deserve.
That realization played a big part in my decision to join New American Funding.
I’m genuinely grateful for my time at Cardinal Financial. I worked with some great people, built relationships I value, and learned a lot during my time there.
But when my branch leadership moved on, my day-to-day support structure changed. I became much more remote, and over time I realized how disconnected I had started to feel.
Then one of my Realtor partners referred me a client who was already working with another lender.
When I reviewed what that borrower had been offered, it drove something home for me. I needed to be somewhere that gave me more flexibility with pricing, more financing options, and more resources to advocate for the people who trust me with one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives.
That led me to New American Funding.
And within a very short time, I knew I had made the right move.
I’m back in a local office in Hardin Valley, but more importantly, I’m surrounded by support again.
When something comes up on a loan, I’m not waiting and hoping one person is available. I can call my manager Kris, reach out directly to coaches like Bryce and Liberty, jump into our support channels, or tap into regional resources.
That means when my client needs an answer, I have more ways to get one.
When a Realtor has a question, I have more resources to solve it.
And when a loan gets complicated, I have more people around me helping find the right path forward.
That matters to me.
I also now have access to financing options that open doors for borrowers I may not have been able to help before, including:
• Manual underwriting options for conventional loans
• One-time and two-time close construction financing
• VA construction and renovation loans
• USDA construction and renovation loans
• Reverse mortgages
• NAF Cash, which can help qualified borrowers compete as cash buyers
And there are more.
For my Realtor partners, NAF Connect also provides better visibility into the loan process, easier access to loan updates, and better opportunities for us to communicate and co-market together.
But here’s what I really want people to understand about this move:
I didn’t change what matters to me.
I still want to be the lender who answers the phone.
The lender who explains the mortgage process in a way that actually makes sense.
The lender who doesn’t disappear when the file gets difficult.
The lender who keeps looking for another legitimate path when the first option doesn’t fit.
And the lender who cares just as much about your experience getting to the closing table as I do about the closing itself.
What changed is that I now have more tools behind me to do it.
I feel supported again.
I feel connected.
I’m excited.
And I’m driven.
So if you’re thinking about buying, refinancing, building, renovating, exploring a reverse mortgage, or you’ve already been told you don’t qualify, don’t assume there isn’t another option.
Call me.
Sometimes a second set of eyes can change the entire conversation.
📞 865-745-5626
New chapter. Same passion. A whole lot more ways to help.
