Kerry Edwards

Mortgage Production Partner and Operations Professional with 20+ years of mortgage lending experience supporting top-producing Loan Officers in both retail and broker environments. Expertise in Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, Non-QM, and specialty lending programs. Proven track record managing high-volume pipelines, reducing turn times, solving complex underwriting issues, and delivering exceptional borrower and Realtor experiences from application through closing.

Production Partner - Aspire Mortgage Advisors

(2025-06)

• Coordinate with borrowers, Realtors, title companies, processors, underwriters, and investors to ensure timely closings.
• Conduct detailed upfront reviews of income, assets, credit, and property documentation to identify and address potential underwriting issues before submission.
• Resolve underwriting conditions and maintain communication throughout the loan process.
• Submit highly detailed and well-documented loan files designed to minimize underwriting conditions and improve processing efficiency.

Production Manager - Clear Modern Mortgage

(2024-11 - 2025-03)

• Partnered with top producing Loan Officer to manage pipeline ensuring files move smoothly from pre-approval to clear to close.
• Collaborated with processors and underwriters to ensure file accuracy and meet submission deadlines.

Claims Specialist - State Farm Insurance

(2023-05 - 2024-11)

• Investigated and managed complex property claims involving fire, theft, water damage, and vandalism for residential policyholders.
• Conducted thorough reviews of policy coverage, documented losses, and coordinated with contractors, restoration vendors, and insured parties.

Loan Officer Assistant/Branch Operations - Service First Mortgage

(2009-04 - 2022-08)

• Played a key role in helping branch expand from a one-person operation to a top-producing team with 10+ loan officers. We were the #1 branch in a highly competitive company for many years in a row.
• Acted as the branch's go-to resource for troubleshooting LP and DU findings, helping loan officers and processors convert Refer and Ineligible findings into Approve/Eligible findings when possible.
• Coordinated borrowers, Realtors, processors, underwriters, title companies, and investors.
• Supported between $40M and $50M in annual production for several years in a row.
• Worked with Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, and specialty loan programs including Down Payment Assistance & Non-QM loans.

Bachelor of Science - Economics & Finance - University of Texas at Dallas (1999)