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REAL ESTATE
AREA'S LARGEST MORTGAGE COMPANIES
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
LocalMortgage
Volume
2015
2014
MortgageLoans
Completed
2015
2014
LocalMortgage
Employees
LoanOfficers
LoanType
Government
In-houseConforming
Nonconforming
Conforming
TopLocalExecutive(s),Title(s)
Parent
Company
Headquarters
Year
Founded
Locally
1 (2)
OakStar Bank
1020 E Battlefield Road, Springfield 65807
(417) 877-2020 • (417) 447-7920
$167,883,384
$133,898,144
913
750
19
9
17%
1%
12%
70%
Randy Johnson, president/CEO OakStar Bancshares IncSpringfield 2005
2 (1)
Great Southern Bank
1520 E Primrose St, Springfield 65804
(417) 888-4370 • (417) 888-4320
$112,212,913
$150,328,857
1,295
1,358
29
11
29%
5%
3%
63%
Joseph W Turner, president/CEO;
Steve King, managing director of
residential lending
Great Southern Bancorp Inc
Springfield 1923
3 (6)
Flat Branch Home Loans
4350 S National Ave, Ste A100, Springfield 65801
(417) 877-4000 • (417) 883-4496
$109,676,698
$56,255,023
743
408
12
9
40%
0%
0%
60%
Shawn Von Talge,
vice president
Flat Branch Mortgage Inc
Columbia 2005
4 (3)
Gershman Mortgage 1
1557 E Primrose St, Ste 100, Springfield 65807
(417) 888-0320 • (417) 888-0321
$101,645,847
$91,586,073
601
549
22
9
60%
0%
0%
40%
Jerry Peterie, vice president
mortgage lending;
Jack Langley Jr,
vice president lending
Gershman Investment Corp
St Louis 2002
5 (5)
DAS Acquisition Co LLC / USA Mortgage
1525 E Republic Road, Ste B135, Springfield 65804
(417) 708-9250 • (417) 312-2519
$100,000,000
$78,000,000
724
684
25
13
70%
0%
0%
30%
Steven Kitrel,
branch manager DAS Acquisition Co LLC
St Louis 2011
6 (9)
Central Bank of the Ozarks
1800 S Glenstone Ave, Springfield 65804
(417) 881-3100 • (417) 882-9675
$73,618,000
$53,565,000
944
741
13
2
2%
13%
0%
85%
Russ Marquart, president/CEO;
Marita Thomas, senior vice
president
Central Bancompany Inc
Jefferson City 1956
7 (8)
Guaranty Bank
1341 W Battlefield Road, Springfield 65807
(417) 520-4333 • (417) 520-6155
$68,115,511
$45,645,466
494
342
167
6
30%
5%
2%
63%
Shaun Burke, president/CEO
Guaranty Federal Bancshares
Inc
Springfield
1913
As of June 27, 2016.Ranked by 2015 mortgage volume in a 50-mile radius of Springfield. Simmons Bank, which ranked No. 4 last year, did not respond to survey requests. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual businesses to be truthful and
accurate in their representation of information listed. To be considered for future list Previously known as Midwest Lending, An Affiliate of Gershman Investment Corp.
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AREA'S LARGEST TITLE COMPANIES
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
LocalEmployees
Closing
Offices Underwriters OtherServicesOffered AreaServed TopLocalExecutive(s),Title(s) YearFoundedLocally
1 (1)
Great American Title Co
506 W Battlefield Road, Springfield 65807
(417) 823-0800 • (417) 823-0810 92 15 4
Real estate closings, 1031 tax exchanges,
construction disbursements, tax verification,
ownership & home equity reports, property &
casualty insurance
Missouri, Kansas & Arkansas
Peggy Barton,
president/owner
Brian Russell, vice president
operations & sales
1992
2 (2)
Hogan Land Title Co.
1605 E Sunshine St, Springfield 65804
(417) 882-3000 • (417) 823-2620 55 6 3
Title insurance, title searches, escrow
closings, construction disbursements, 1031
tax exchanges, in-house counsel, free
property profiles
Greene, Christian, Stone, Taney
counties
Kim Hogan-Chaffin,
president & attorney 1959
3 (3)
Waco Title
3256 S Fremont Ave, Springfield 65804
(417) 889-1818 • (417) 889-2626 27 18 4
Real estate closings, title insurance,
construction disbursements, 1031 tax
exchanges
Greene, Christian, Taney, Stone, Jasper,
Newton, Lawrence, McDonald counties
Sandi Zwingle,
area manager 1886
4 (8)
Choice Escrow & Land Title LLC
1440 E Primrose St, Springfield 65804
(417) 447-6090 • (417) 447-6091 22 1 2
Title insurance & real estate closings,
construction disbursements, mobile closing
services, owner & encumbrance reports, new
construction lien waiver programs, seminars
Greene, Christian, Webster, Taney,
Stone, Dallas, Polk counties
Paige Payne, manager;
Jim Payne, business
development officer
2008
5 (5)
Fidelity Title Agency of Springfield Inc
1368 E Kingsley St, Ste A, Springfield 65804
(417) 887-8836 • (417) 887-1361 16 3 3
Construction disbursements, escrow closings,
1031 tax exchanges, title insurance,
reverse exchanges
All 114 Missouri counties Bob Clinkenbeard,
manager 1950
6 (6)
Continental Title Co.
1546 E Bradford Pkwy, Ste 100, Springfield 65804
(417) 799-1791 • (417) 799-1796 16 26 3 Residential & commercial escrow closings,
title search, construction disbursements
Greene, Christian, Webster, Polk,
Lawrence, Stone, Taney counties
Matt McBride, president;
Daniel Klauber, general
counsel
2007
7 (7)
DD Hamilton Title Co
301 W Washington St, Marshfield 65706
(417) 859-2078 • (417) 859-2020 15 4 2 Title insurance, closings, construction
disbursements Webster, Douglas, Wright counties
Mark Foglesong,
president;
Jennie Gardner,
office manager
1893
As of April 25, 2016. Ranked by number of local employees, then by year founded locally. Meridian Title Co., which was No. 4 on last year's list, ranked No. 8 this year. CFPB = Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. HUD = U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Springfield Business Journal relies on individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of information listed. To be considered for future list
© Copyright 2016 SBJ. All rights reserved. This material may not be republished, rebroadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Researched by Zach Smith