Realty411 Magazine Featuring Patty Arvielo - New American Funding | Page 40

Written by Eva Melgarejo
Photo Credit: Jack Ratana
a woman I wanted to work for!
Since then, I’ve seen Patty on
stage dozens of times, I’ve seen
lines of people form after every
speech she gives. Women and
men waiting to shake her hand,
take a picture and share their
story with her. So what makes
Patty so unique? You are about
to indulge in one of the most
amazing stories of achieving the
American Dream.
Q & A with
Patty Arvielo
With 144 branches in the U.S.
and over 2,300 employees,
Patty Arvielo is the President
and Co-Founder of the largest
Latina-owned mortgage com-
pany in the nation.
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Q: At what moment did you re-
alized New American Funding
was no longer a small business?
A: It was not until 5 years ago
that I realized the potential of
New American Funding. Rick
and I founded the company 13
years ago and three years later,
in 2006 we had grown 300%.
It really has been the growth
of the company what has given
us the confidence to set the next
goal. It was at this point that
I saw the need to service our
consumers in their respective
communities and the opportunity
to build strong partnerships with
REALTORS ® , and our goal to
establish a retail-based lending
division was born.
In 2011 we opened our first
branch in Aliso Viejo, Califor-
nia, we now have 144 branches
across the nation and counting.
Back in 2003 I had no idea the
capacity of New American Fund-
ing, all I knew is that we were on
I
t was an afternoon in late
August 2015 when I got
to meet Patty Arvielo
for the first time. Right
off the bat her bubbly
personality, transparency
and candidness captured my at-
tention. I was in front of a wom-
an who spoke her mind, knew the
meaning of hardships and used it
as fuel to build an empire.
With 144 branches in the
US and over 2,300 employees,
Patty Arvielo is the President and
Co-Founder of the largest Latina
owned mortgage company in
the nation. This was definitely
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