Wintrust, Needham Receives Multiple Company-Wide Recognitions

    NEEDHAM, MA, February 17, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Wintrust Mortgage, a national lender headquartered in Chicago, is excited to announce that its newest New England endeavor, a branch in Needham, Massachusetts, has ranked highly on year-end company scorecards.

The Needham branch has been recognized as the #9 branch, company-wide, based on closed loan dollar volume production for 2015. In addition, Needham Senior Mortgage Consultant Ruby Santos-Baranowski, NMLS# 424965, Senior Mortgage Consultant Christopher Reale, NMLS# 17936, and Senior Mortgage Consultant Justin Bitler, NMLS# 153699, ranked within the top ten of all recruits from more than 60 of Wintrust Mortgage's branches. These rankings are based on annualized production over the past year and are bolstered by the fact that it has reached this superior level of quality production in record time. The branch has only been operating since September of 2014.

"I am so proud of these three, along with the rest of our terrific lending and operations team," said Regional Vice President of Wintrust Mortgage Amy Tierce, NMLS# 15695, the individual most responsible for planting and growing the Wintrust seed in New England. "It's a tough task to grow a brand in a corner of the country where it is virtually unknown, but my team of talented individuals is making it that much easier. They are putting Wintrust Needham on the map, as a unique company with focus on operational excellence that creates a positive consumer experience."

Wintrust Mortgage, Needham is looking forward to a productive 2016.

About Wintrust Mortgage: Wintrust Mortgage was created to assist in the realization of the American dream of home ownership. Our large volume and the ability to lend in all 50 states make us one of the largest mortgage bankers in the country. In 2015 alone, we originated $4.3 billion in loans. Wintrust Mortgage hosts over 190 retail, operations and bank locations across the country. Wintrust Mortgage is a division of Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Community Bank, NMLS# 449042. Equal Housing Lender. For more information visit the company website at www.WintrustMortgage.com, "Like" us on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/WintrustMortgage and follow us on Twitter @WinMortgage.

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