Specialties
Residential Home loan lender specializing in FHA, Conventional, VA, Jumbo, Refinance, USDA, Conforming, Non-Conforming, Second Home, Investment Properties, Lake House, Texas Veteran Land Board and special programs for Teachers, Firefighters, Police and local heroes.
History
Established in 1997.
Established in 1997, Service First Mortgage was founded by CEO and President, Shawn Broussard.
The company was formed from humble beginnings as a small mortgage brokerage firm with a small group of dedicated individuals. Within a few short years, Service First grew to a full-service mortgage lending entity at the top of production and customer satisfaction in North Texas. In 2005, Service First was named one of the Top 10 Lenders in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and the company moved its corporate headquarters to Richardson, Texas, to support the growing number of branch locations. Eventually, Service First would come to have branches across Texas in cities including Austin, Del Rio, and Laredo.
During the years surrounding the subprime mortgage crisis, Service First thrived due to the healthy quality of mortgage products offered and the company's hands-on approach to meeting the needs of the consumer. Through determination and a thirst for success, Service First earned it
Meet the Manager: John D.
John Donnelly is the Vice President of Sales for Service First Mortgage. His mortgage industry career began in 1996 as a loan officer in Dallas, Texas. In 1998, he relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, where he held a variety of positions including Loan Officer, producing Branch Manager and Vice President of Branch Operations. In 2009, he joined Service First as a Regional Manager and earned Regional Manager of the Year in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, he received the designation as one of the 40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals by National Mortgage Professional Magazine. His philosophy is to treat people as he would expect to be treated, and Service First treats all of its employees and customers with respect. He has learned that mortgage origination is often very challenging and that if he and his team focus on calling people back quickly, keeping everyone updated throughout the process and closing on time then he has made a customer for life.