a division of CIBM Bank, NMLS # 418442. Equal Housing Lender, Member FDIC Ken Amstutz
Ken has been involved with consumer credit since 1971. He previously worked for GMAC and Citicorp. In 1993 he started a mortgage company eventually growing that business to a Mortgage Banker. In 2006 Ken, and his daughter Kirstan, bought all outstanding shares of Kingsland Financial Corp, the former company, and
changed the name to Crown Home Mortgage Corp. In 2011 Ken and Kirstan joined Avenue Mortgage a Mortgage Banker in Naperville. Ken holds national and state mortgage certifications. Illinois recognizes the CMC designation; there are only 16 recipients for the entire state. Approximately 140 Illinois mortgage originators hold the CRMS designation. Ken sees himself as a creative advisor to his customers. "A mortgage is a often our largest personal financial investment opportunity." Together he considers cash flow, future relocation probabilities, tax implications, and borrowing ability. Avenue Mortgage offers competitive rates, but Ken looks at the whole picture and wants his clients to understand the process. Our greatest complement is how many customers report that they finally understood the purchase or refinance process. Ken is a husband, father and grandfather. He has been married for 46 years and lives in Dupage County since 1963. He is also President of St Luke's Health Care Foundation, a 501C3 not for profit, that operates a hospital in Soddo Ethiopia.
