Lenders Leaderboard (Week of Sept 15, 2025)

📈 News Roundup

1. Lenders already pricing in 25 bps Fed cut
Markets started signaling confidence that the Federal Reserve would deliver a 25 basis point rate cut even before their upcoming meeting. This will most likely further accelerate refinance demand and ease borrowing costs heading into Q4.

2. Union Home Mortgage expands with acquisition of Sierra Pacific Mortgage
Union Home Mortgage announced a strategic acquisition this week, strengthening its retail presence and adding scale to its lending platform. Consolidation continues as lenders prepare for renewed volume growth.

3. Mortgage refis are surging
Refinance applications spiked sharply this week as borrowers rushed to capture lower rates. Lenders across the country are reporting higher pipelines, with rate-driven demand expected to remain elevated.

🔟 Top 10 Fundings (ranked by size)

1. Brandon Moulton – Renovo Financial

• Amount: 2.8M

• Type: Construction Loan

• Project: 12 unit new construction loan in Chicago
  View post

2. Tyler Cling - Port51

• Amount: $2.5M

• Type: SBA 7(a) business loan

• Project: Acquisition of franchise residential painting business
  View post

3. Juan Carlos Blandon – Stallion Funding

• Amount: $2.14M

• Type: Private Lending / Construction

• Project: New construction in Texas real estate
  View post

4. Corey Kessler – CoreVest Finance

• Amount: 1.46M

• Type: Construction financing

• Project: Oregon ground-up construction
  View post

5. Michael Sabet – QuickBridge Loans

• Amount: $550,000

• Type: Business funding (2nd position loan)

• Project: 8-unit apartment building in San Diego
  View post

6. Chris Henricks – ReadyCap

• Amount: $350,000

• Type: SBA 7(a) small business loan

• Project: Home Services Franchise Acquisition
  View post

7. Maria Novak - Rok Financial

• Amount: $250,000

• Type: Business loan

• Project: Funding for a growing restaurant
  View post

8. Miriam Elbaz - National Corporate Funding

• Amount: $125,000

• Type: Business funding

• Project: E-commerce company financing
  View post

9. Fundworks

• Amount: $125,000

• Type: Same-day working capital loan

• Project: Travel services company
  View post

10. Mesha Redzematovic – Shore Funding Solutions

• Amount: $100,000

• Type: Merchant Cash Advance

• Project: Business expansion into a brand-new location
  View post

• 
  

🎉 Congrats to all!
Wanna showcase your deal in next week’s edition? Email us at hey@demandfox.co and we’ll consider it (still needs to make it to the top 10).