Kevin Stitt, chairman and CEO of Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC, announced
today he has appointed Stephen Curry as the new Chief Executive Officer
of Gateway. Curry will assume responsibilities on August 1, 2018, and
will succeed Stitt, who founded Gateway in 2000 and has led the company
for the past 18 years. Stitt will remain on as chairman.
“I am proud of all that we have accomplished in nearly two decades, and
I am excited for the future of Gateway under Stephen Curry’s
leadership,” said Kevin Stitt. “Curry shares Gateway’s passion to
strengthen families through helping people achieve the American dream of
homeownership. He is a proven leader who has driven strategy and growth
for various financial institutions over the past 30 years, and I am
confident in Curry’s ability to take Gateway to new heights.”
Curry has been working with Gateway in an advisory role for the last
year and brings more than 30 years of experience to his new position.
His financial service industry experience began in banking with
RepublicBank Texas and spanned leadership roles at Bank of America,
NationsBank and various other executive positions in Dallas, Charlotte,
New York and Boston. In 2009, Curry founded Everett Advisory Partners, a
banking advisory firm headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that provides a
full range of services to the CEOs and Board of Directors of community
and regional financial institutions.
“Gateway Mortgage Group is a remarkable company with a strong culture,
great talent and a robust client base,” stated Curry. “The company is an
important asset to the State of Oklahoma and the entire mortgage
industry. I want to thank Kevin for entrusting me with such an
impressive legacy.”
In the last ten years, Gateway Mortgage Group has been recognized
twenty-three times as an industry leader including seven times by Inc.
Magazine as one of the country’s fastest-growing privately held
companies and six times by Mortgage Executive Magazine as
a “Top 100 Mortgage Company.” Currently, the company is on track to
originate over $6 billion in mortgage loans while the servicing
portfolio will surpass $20 billion and 110,000 customers this year.
About Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC.
Gateway is one of the largest privately held mortgage origination and
servicing companies in the United States. Founded by Kevin Stitt in 2000
and headquartered in Jenks, Oklahoma, the company employs more than
1,200 team members in over 160 offices nationwide, expects to originate
more than $6 billion in residential mortgages and its servicing
portfolio will eclipse $20 billion in residential mortgages. The company
is passionate about executing quality solutions for customers,
strengthening the families of employees and customers they serve. For
more information, visit www.GatewayLoan.com.
Gateway Mortgage Group, LLC (NMLS 7233).
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