Chicago Bancorp Appoints New Senior Mortgage Banker

Posted by: admin | Date: Aug 3, 2009 at 7:20 PM

Targets St. Charles, Wheaton, Batavia and Geneva Communities for Growth 

Chicago, IL, August 3, 2009 - Stephen M. Calk, founder, chairman and CEO of Chicago Bancorp, today announced that Willie Bren has joined the firm as Senior Mortgage Banker in the firm’s Naperville Branch, effective July 21.  Bren, a long-time resident of St. Charles, joins the firm from National City Bank, where he was a senior loan officer.

Calk, whose 15-year-old firm already has emerged as one of Illinois’ largest privately held retail mortgage banks, said the move reflects Chicago Bancorp’s continued commitment to making residential home loans available to consumers throughout Northern Illinois, and specifically to strengthening the bank’s presence in the St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and Wheaton marketplaces.

“Willie brings more than ten years and hundreds of millions of dollars of senior mortgage banking experience to the team at Chicago Bancorp,” Calk said.  “He is a man whose integrity has earned him many friends and business contacts in the region he will serve.  Our intention is to open a St. Charles office soon, so his service can be even more convenient to the region’s homebuyers and refi customers.”

Bren, 48, who has built a personal data base with the names of 6,000 regional contacts, said his initial focus will be on getting the Chicago Bancorp name out to more of the area’s top realtors.

“To say I am excited would be an understatement,” he said.  “The combination of Chicago Bancorp’s superior loan products, support and exceptional customer service is unparalleled, and I am proud to be able to make that package available to my friends, neighbors and clients.”. 

ABOUT CHICAGO BANCORP
Chicago Bancorp is one of the nation’s largest independent retail mortgage bankers.  The company operates throughout the United States.  As a mortgage bank, it controls the entire loan process - origination, processing, underwriting, closing and funding.  Its centralized loan operation is the industry’s benchmark for efficient service.  Its team of professional mortgage bankers and operations specialists is committed to closing loans by the requested date, with ten-day closings customary.  The men and women at Chicago Bancorp understand the concerns inherent to the loan process and are dedicated to simplifying that process so the borrower’s experience is uncomplicated and worry-free.

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