In September of 2008, industry phenomenon Kim Nelson founded a mortgage company at the height of a financial crisis, confident she could bring a better option for consumers’ mortgage experience. Beginning with only 10 employees, the company originated loans as a brokerage, primarily utilizing BankSouth as a warehouse line. Through this interaction, Harold Reynolds, CEO of BankSouth, and Kim began to realize the entities both offered each other a complementary partnership with aligned strategic goals, vision, and principals.

In February 2011, BankSouth opened BankSouth Mortgage. Today, Kim Nelson leads the bank’s mortgage company subsidiary with more than 200 employees. Over the past six years, BankSouth and BankSouth Mortgage have worked to provide greater market coverage and comprehensive products and services, building its brand reputation on a promise of mortgage excellence.

BankSouth Mortgage is backed by one of the top performing community banks in the nation and offers premier mortgage services with 10 locations and a wide area network of strategically placed “best in class” loan originators in the southeast.

“We are so honored to be a finalist for ‘Lender of the Year.’ As a local lender, we are thankful for the opportunity to serve our borrowers, agents and builders each and every day. Our focus is on providing excellence customer service, competitive financing options, technology designed to keep borrowers and agents updated on the loan process each step of the way and an experienced mortgage banker that serves as a trusted advisor for our borrowers. We are proud to be part of the Atlanta real estate community!”

Finalist:

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group

New American Funding

Click here to see all of the categories in the 2018 Agents’ Choice Awards