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45 MARKETING CONTENT BEST OF 2015
Wes Sellew
Winner – Best Loan Officer
The profession of loan
officer involves a lot of paperwork and
a load of logistics. A good loan officer is
tenacious, has extraordinary interpersonal
skills and is known for getting the job
done.
These requirements and
characteristics of a successful loan officer describe Mortgage
Network’s Wes Sellew, who was voted the best loan officer in
Mount Pleasant.
Sellew said being known as the
“people who get it done” is not
something that happens overnight.
It has taken nine years of hard work
and the dedication of his entire team,
which includes an underwriter and
closing department colleagues who
work out of the Mortgage Network
corporate office near Boston.
“I have the best team in the
industry,” he said. “If you are a
client, you definitely know my
processor, Colleen (McNamara).
She is here locally and has worked
with me since day one. We pay
extra attention to details to ensure
that we provide the best possible
experience.”
Sellew began his career 13
years ago in his hometown of
Hilton Head. After an internship
opportunity while attending Wofford
College in Spartanburg, he signed on with Mortgage
Network and headed to Boston for training.
“I learned from the ground up by helping with all aspects
of the mortgage business,” he said. “It was an experience I
use every day when I originate loans.”
With his training complete, Sellew moved back to
Hilton Head to begin his career. In 2005, he made the move
to the Charleston office, where he and his colleagues assist
more than 250 clients each year.
In order to keep up with all of those clients and
successfully manage their loans, communication is key,
Sellew said.
“I have to see each client’s whole financial picture. This
can be intimidating, so I try to get to know them on as
much of a personal level as possible,” he said. “We regularly
follow up on our past customers with updates in the market
or just to say ‘hi’ and see how the family is doing.”
Currently, the company has a customer satisfaction rating
of 98 percent, which is pretty impressive for any industry
– let alone one that has so many
moving parts and nightmare stories
associated with it, Sellew explained.
Being voted the best, he said, is
proof that his clients appreciate the
effort that he and his company put
toward turning previous financial
nightmares into success stories and
solid partnerships.
“(Mount Pleasant) is my
backyard, and it’s an honor
knowing that the work we
are doing is appreciated by so
many of my neighbors,” he said.
“Thank you!”
Other than hard work and a
good education, Sellew said there
are several people to whom he
attributes his success, including
his parents, his mentor and friend,
David Crowell, and his partner,
Colleen McNamara.
“We are a great team, and I am
looking forward to many more years of working together,”
he said. “We love what we do, and we want to be the best at
what we do.”
He said he can’t give away all of his secrets to success. But
as any good loan officer would, he sets his goals annually
and keeps them nearby as a reminder and a way to celebrate
milestones.
To learn more about mortgages, contact Wes Sellew at 843-
388-1772 or visit
Photo courtesy of Wes Sellew.
Earning the title of “the best” isn’t something that
happens overnight, according to Wes Sellew.